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The Hmong Languages

The Pahawh Hmong alphabet was invented by Shong Lue Yang in 1959.The mystical aspect of this alphabet is that its creator announced that it was the result of divine revelation,

June 20, 2011

Industrial Translations and MT

If you have had a chance to read my previous post “Hand-crafted or Industrial… Really a Dilemma?“, then you are familiar with my opinion on the coexistence of both types

June 17, 2011

What’s the most expensive language to translate?

It is well-known that in terms of translations, there are languages that are more common than others. For geographical reasons, demand, language’s reach, among other factors, there are languages that

June 16, 2011

The Chilean Language Academy

This Academy was created on June 5, 1885, in Santiago. In chronological terms, it was the sixth such academy established in Latin America. Its purposes are: 1. to ensure the

June 15, 2011

The Practice of Law in a Multilingual Environment

In today’s globalized business arena and advanced Internet communications platform, practicing law in the U.S. has evolved from being an English dominated field to a practice involving multiple languages. With

June 11, 2011

How To Know If We Need A Translation Or An Interpretation

The other day I had lunch with a colleague who works primarily in interpretations rather than translation, and he told me that a company had called because they needed a

June 7, 2011

You Know You’re an Editor When…

You visualize in your mind the sentences you hear, that is, literally, you see in writing what you hear: initial capitalization, periods, commas, accents, etc. After seeing everything in item

June 3, 2011

Inconsistencies in the Word Count

The translation of a document can have many complexities. When quoting a document for translation, it is necessary to take into account several aspects that can influence the detailed analysis

June 1, 2011

Search Globe: The Globe That Shines Bright

Google has launched a new graphical tool that is visually powerful. Search Globe, in principle, shows the number of searches done on google.com in a day and the languages in

May 30, 2011

What Languages Are Spoken in the Philippines?

The language of the Philippines was originally written in the Baybayin script, which in turn is similar to those used in Java, Bali and Sumatra. (For those not so familiar

May 29, 2011

Translation, Editing, Proofreading

I understand that when a client calls a translation company for the first time to fill a need that arises in this context, he or she does not expect to

May 28, 2011

Venezuelan Academy of Language

In 1951, the President of Mexico, Miguel German, convened the 1st Congress of Spanish Language Academies, where he agreed to the creation of the Association of Spanish Language Academies. All

May 26, 2011

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