Transcription: Simple Task or Mad Challenge?
One of the services that localization agencies offer is transcription, which consists in converting an audio into written text. This can either be from a
The Electric-Kool Aid Language Test
Is Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds? Or is Luke in the ground covered in dirt? You’re probably saying to yourself, “that got pretty #dark
The Creative Who Lives Inside Me
Creative writers are essentially the people who write advertising material. They write promotions, texts, brochures, websites, just to name a few. One of the many
Are we Obliged to Follow the Rules?
The reasoning behind the existence of rules is so we don’t live in chaos, but rather in an orderly society. In the case of language
More Untranslatable Words
In previous installments of our collection of linguistic curiosities, we spoke of untranslatable words in French. This time, we’ll learn some words from other languages
Language in Sports: Interpreting in Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball has not always been multinationally diverse. For much of its early history, the top-level North American professional baseball league was marred by
Memsource: Watch Out for Spaces!
As we have explained on other occasions, Memsource is a CAT tool that allows us to work with text in two columns: one for the
The Difficulties of Translating Comics
Drawings, cartoons, speech bubbles, onomatopoeias, visual metaphors…comic strips, comic books, manga, B.D. or bande desinée…Surely, you’ve read one. This type of artistic expression, with its
Untranslatable Words from French
There are thousands of words and expressions that, for linguistic or cultural reasons, don’t have an exact equivalent in other languages. When translating, we must
Tattoonslation
When looking to make a brand known worldwide, companies invest time and money in trying to make their brand and philosophy known to the world,
