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The ambiguity of “or”

One of the most curious ambiguities that I know of is the two different meanings of the connective “or”. It’s got an “inclusive” and an “exclusive” meaning, and both of

May 23, 2012

Some Typical Errors When Cleaning Word Files

Cleaning up Word files is usually a breeze, but at times it may present some complications. Depending on whether the file contains images, charts, tables, if it is a .doc

May 21, 2012

Wearable Jargon Fall-Winter Collection

A couple of weeks ago, I published an article in this blog relating to the jargon of the clothing industry. In it, I talked about different types of garments, cuts,

May 17, 2012

Communicating Between Countries Just Got Easier

Last Tuesday, Google announced that its email service, Gmail will soon include the option to have emails automatically translated. Although this option had been previously available via Gmail Labs, where

May 16, 2012

What Would Sisyphus Say?

We would like to believe that once we finish a translation we will never think about it again. However, we know that’s not the case. Seldom is a translator fully

May 11, 2012

Do Aliens dream of electric ships?

Planet Earth. Saturday 12th September 2048. Huge spaceship. Humongous. Hovering over Sao Paulo, USB(1). A few others in other big cities. Finally they are here! They send us a message

May 9, 2012

Fashionable Jargon

I recently noticed that the people who keep close watch on the various trends in clothing design tend to use a very specific vocabulary, one which often lies outside the

May 4, 2012

What Do You Know About Sign Language and the Deaf Community?

Until recently, it seems like The Miracle Worker (the story of Helen Keller), was about the first and last I came across the issue of deafness; though impressionable, this fleeting

May 3, 2012

Why You Can Trust Trusted Translations

With the invention of the internet, more and more individuals, organizations and companies have the opportunity to share their message, product or service to an ever-growing audience. Yet, it is

May 2, 2012

Translating an InDesign File to Arabic

Translation of an InDesign file can be quite easy, in the sense that no “excess noise” is generated when processing. Since InDesign files are compatible with Trados, they can be

April 30, 2012

Translating Is No Joke . . . or Is It?

A few weeks ago, we talked about the difficulty inherent in the translation of poetry. Along with poetry, another category of communication that is difficult to translate is humor. As

April 27, 2012

Where Is Amharic Spoken?

The Semitic languages are Afro-Asiatic languages that took the name “Semitic” from the Biblical Shem, the son of Noah. The Semitic languages most widely spoken today are Arabic, Amharic, Hebrew,

April 26, 2012

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