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The Languages of Africa

Official estimates state that there are 2,000 languages spoken throughout the continent of Africa, which are then broken down into these groups: * Afro-asiatic: these languages are spoken in many

January 27, 2011

Considerations when translating marketing material

I usually recommend to customers looking to translate content created to communicate and promote their products and services that they seek a “creative writing” service. I explain that this is “added

January 25, 2011

Trusted Translations at the GALA conference in Lisbon

Translation agencies, localization service providers, globalization consultants, internationalization specialists and linguistic technology developers linked to GALA (Globalization and Localization Association) will attend the 2011 conference in Lisbon, Portugal. The theme

January 24, 2011

The Etymology of the Word “OK”

Consider the following hypothetical conversation between two people: – Hey, you want to meet up this afternoon? – Yeah, that sounds good. Your place at 8? – OK, see you

January 21, 2011

Localization

According to the Localization Industry Standards Association (LISA), in his introductory guide to the field of localization, localization is “the process of adaptation and manufacture of a product to present

January 19, 2011

Looking for Ebonics Translators

We recently posted a concise summary of what is Ebonics, or African-American Vernacular English. In even shorter terms, it is a form of English used by the U.S. African American

January 17, 2011

And in India…

More than a billion people speak Hindi in the world, as it is one of the official languages of India, one of the most populated countries in the world. India

January 14, 2011

Idiom ignorance

Idioms, which many translators are loathe to agree, are unavoidable in translation. While most people with a solid understanding of the source language shouldn’t come up against too many hurdles,

January 13, 2011

Globalization

Most experts agree that the process of globalization is the result of the laws and trends in the global economy. The disintegration of socialism was a factor in speeding up

January 12, 2011

What is GALA?

GALA, the acronym of Globalization and Localization Association, is an international non-profit organization whose members specialize in language services, translation and technology applied to this industry. Its members include translation

January 11, 2011

Which Chinese language should I translate to?

A lot of the time, when someone sends something to be translated into Chinese, they are unaware of the wide variety of dialects that are used as much on the

January 10, 2011

April Fool’s Day… How it translates into other cultures

The current festivities differ greatly from the Bible story that bore the legend – the date marks the death of all children under two years old born in Bethlehem of

January 5, 2011

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