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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

How to stand out from the crowd

At our company we have literally thousands of translators on our books in all language pairs. Yet only a few are regularly used for each language. Really good translations that

December 30, 2010

Ebonics

In the 90’s, some academics started a movement to study the language that part of the U.S. African American population speaks, which is somewhat “different” than English taught in schools.

December 29, 2010

Translation into Spanish on the Internet

The translation industry has benefited greatly from the opportunities offered by the Internet, not only to offer their products and services en masse, but also to take advantage of any

December 28, 2010

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