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The Electric-Kool Aid Language Test

Is Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds? Or is Luke in the ground covered in dirt? You’re probably saying to yourself, “that got pretty #dark pretty fast, is this about

November 24, 2017

Translation Inconsistencies & How to Avoid Them

When a translation project is very extensive, the most common thing to do is to divide the translation among different linguists in order to speed up the process, thus allowing

November 17, 2017

The Buds to end all wars? Google takes translation back to the SciFi books

In the Sci Fi Book The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, earthling Arthur Dent is teleported to an alien spaceship unable to understand what his sudden hosts the Vorgons are

November 13, 2017

The Creative Who Lives Inside Me

Creative writers are essentially the people who write advertising material. They write promotions, texts, brochures, websites, just to name a few. One of the many tasks of a sales representative

November 10, 2017

You Wouldn’t Get It: German Jokes are No Laughing Matter

In 2011, Badoo published the results of an international poll where as many as 30,000 people were asked to name the funniest country. While Americans came in on top, Germans

November 1, 2017

Sense and Untranslatability

Translators need to have different tools at their disposal whenever they encounter difficult-to-impossible terms to translate into the target language. We often face a few challenges during the translation process,

October 9, 2017

How Have Translation Quality Standards Changed?

Anywhere you go, you will see, perhaps without even realizing it, translations of varying qualities. In public spaces, airports and tourist sites, you will see translated notices, ads and signs,

September 22, 2017

Internationalize This!

In an increasingly globalized world, content is generated for multiple areas and platforms, from applications (or “apps”) for Smart Phones and Tablets to user interfaces for computer programs, touch screens

September 8, 2017

How Do I Calculate a Translation’s Time Frame?

There are several different factors to keep in mind in order to get an idea of how long the translation of a text will take, and of course, each factor

August 18, 2017

Ancient Translation Errors

One of the risks involved in the translation process is losing the meaning of certain words or concepts, or even that the translation lends itself to a totally different interpretation.

August 5, 2017

Important Considerations for Voice Recordings

Every once in a while, a translation project will require a voice recording service, either for dubbing or for voice over. In some cases, audio or video files are sent

July 14, 2017

More Untranslatable Words

In previous installments of our collection of linguistic curiosities, we spoke of untranslatable words in French. This time, we’ll learn some words from other languages that don’t have equivalent translations.

July 8, 2017

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