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Words of the Year 2022

Always a month of retrospection, December brought eagerly awaited strings of new words to the already vast vocabulary of accepted global English. Often expressing innovative concepts, sometimes loaded with political
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For Translation Buyers

Machines Correcting Human Translations?

Revision, one of the most crucial (but time-consuming) steps in the translation delivery process, may clog document production flows. Depending on source complexity and translation quality, this stage may take
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Languages

Are There Untranslatable Words?

Hygge. Saudade. Toska. Mamihlapinatapai. If you know what these words mean in their respective languages, do you think you’d be able to translate them into another one? So-called “untranslatable” words
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Current events

La’eeb and Qatar 2022―Here We Go! 

When it comes to international sporting events, one peculiar and often indelible element that stands out is the mascot. Mascots are designed to be lovable and memorable characters that represent
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About Trusted Translations

Gala San Diego 2022

The Globalization and Localization Association (GALA) Conference in San Diego was scheduled for March 2020. I was in Miami and ready to fly out to attend the event . .
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Languages

Do You Speak Tutnese?

Humanity’s linguistic history is rife with languages which have passed out of use. As cultures interact, their languages evolve (consider the difficulty you might have understanding an English speaker from
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