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Choosing the Right Words

At Trusted Translations we work with a wide variety of customers whose projects lie in many different areas of knowledge. This varied spectrum spans anything from literature to the most

May 23, 2013

A Unique Language

Language carries with it information about who we are, how we express ourselves, our culture, and how we define the world around us. While taking a closer look into the

May 21, 2013

Translation Memories

What is a translation memory? A translation memory or TM as it is often referred to, is a bilingual file that contains text in one language, as well as the

May 20, 2013

Día E Is Near

Since 2009, on the Saturday closest to the summer solstice, the Cervantes Institute celebrates Día E (S Day): “the holiday of all Spanish speakers,” as advertised by the Center itself.

May 15, 2013

Fun with Homophones

Last week we spoke about a curious group of words known as heteronyms: words that are spelled the same as each other, but which are pronounced differently. Aside from being

May 14, 2013

Chinese: The Most Widely Spoken Language in the World

English has been the dominant global language for a century, and it is still recognized and studied in the majority of the countries worldwide; nevertheless, the most popular language is

May 10, 2013

What’s Expected of a Translator

The three key qualities that are expected of a translator or editor in order to achieve ideal productivity are quality, speed and efficiency. Quality is a very important factor for

May 8, 2013

Web Site Translations

The decisions we must make when quoting a web site are fundamental to the quality and costs of the project’s end results. Therefore, when a potential client inquires about a

May 3, 2013

How About Some Dictionary Interaction?

Translators, editors, lexicologists, philologists, poets and other language professionals will no doubt find a novel source of joy in this new online resource: an interactive (and very practical) version of

May 1, 2013

Should Words in English Contain Accent Marks?

Growing up in a bilingual home setting, I was very lucky to learn both Spanish and English from a young age. I never had to think much about what I

April 29, 2013

American English vs British English

The English language is one tool to establish our viewpoint. American or British English are both dialects that can be chosen when requesting your English translations, or choosing an interpreter.Here

April 27, 2013

The Differences between Editing & Proofreading

Trusted Translations’ general process is to implement a three step translation process in order to achieve top quality of the translation. The question is: Do we know how to distinguish

April 26, 2013

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