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A menu in Spanish

Continuing with the “Olympic spirit”, I read recently that before the 2006 Olympic Games in Peking, the city carried out a translation and a “standardization” of food names into English.

September 5, 2012

What are the duties of a translation Account Manager?

Being an Account Manager is not the same as a Sales Manager, as there are a few additional duties that need to be taken into consideration. The job duties for

September 4, 2012

Renaming Files for Website Translations

Consider the following scenario, which has come up a few times in our company: we need to translate a web site that has got lots and lots of files, all

September 4, 2012

The most spoken languages

Communication with others is essential for people to live together, whether in our own country with the people that surround us, or in another country far from our own. We

September 3, 2012

A universal language

After several attempts to make it a universal language, this year Esperanto celebrates its 125th anniversary. Created in 1887 by Lázaro Zamenhof, Esperanto is used in many media forms, as

August 30, 2012

The importance of orthotypography

Though it is generally not a well known field, orthotypography is a key part of the process of text correction. According to José Martínez de Sousa, one of the most

August 27, 2012

UTF-8 vs UTF-16

Most, if not all, translators nowadays use some kind of CAT tool to help them with their work. Trados has been the standard for the past few years, and it

August 24, 2012

More Colloquial Expressions from Spain

This week I devoted a few hours to transcribing a series of talks on business leadership, which were given by a Basque speaker. The experience reminded me once again of

August 22, 2012

Can Language Affect the Way We Feel?

Can language affect the way we experience emotions? More than ever, researchers are finding that language not only affects the way we communicate, but also the way that we think

August 20, 2012

Cleaning Up Files in MemSource

Following up on the topic of MemSource and its many features, one of its biggest advantages is the way it allows you to clean up files after a translation. The

August 16, 2012

How to increase Sales by doing research on your clients

As an Account Manager one receives many quote requests on a daily basis and due to the high competition in the translation industry, a fast response is key to close

August 15, 2012

Of Goat Preferences and Other Spanish Expressions

Among the great treasures of the Spanish language, we find many a colorful turn of phrase; locutions so humble that perhaps they don’t make it into the category of universal

August 13, 2012

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