5 Reasons to Use a Professional Translation Company
So you need to translate something and you’re considering your options. Perhaps you took some language classes in school, or maybe you’ve got an old
August 26, 2019
Some Writers Who Never Won A Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prize in Literature has been granted to great writers across the globe, but even today the Swedish Academy has been criticized for having
December 24, 2014
Are We Just a Product of the Languages We Speak?
Each language has a particular grammatical structure and different ways of expressing ideas, which is something that anyone who has studied another language has experienced
November 4, 2014
Creative Translation or Literal Translation?
In the world of translation, a “literal translation” is that which follows its original word for word. In most cases, us translators opt for letting loose
October 29, 2014
False Friends in English and Spanish
While it is believed that there are widespread differences between Spanish, which is derived from Latin and is a Romance language, and English, which is
October 28, 2014
The Translation of Songs
Sometimes resulting from the decision of record producers, and at other times being part of the artistic expansion of singers and composers, as of the
October 15, 2014
Jabberwocky: An Example of Creative Translation
The strange word that appears in the title of this post, “Jabberwocky,” describes a strange monster that is the protagonist of a poem by the
October 1, 2014
Pleonasms in Legal English
Pleonasms—the use of more words than are necessary to convey meaning—in oral and written forms of English legal jargon often take on a single meaning.
September 24, 2014
Mexico Heads towards Linguistic Independence
Intense debates have taken place to decide whether the Spanish language should be regulated by the Royal Spanish Academy, which, as you may know, is
September 17, 2014
How Translation is Helping Languages from Going Extinct
There are over 7,000 thousand languages in the world today and more than 3,000 of those languages are in danger of becoming extinct. Most disappear
June 25, 2014
Spanish Regionalisms and Idioms in Literary Translations
When reading a novel translated into Spanish, most readers hope it will have a “neutral” form of Spanish; that is, one without regional characteristics specific
March 5, 2014
What Should We Keep in Mind During a Multilingual Translation?
A multilingual translation requires special attention. Once a translation is required in 3 or more languages, the process should change. The first step is reviewing
October 18, 2013
