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Where Is Hausa Spoken?

Hausa, also spelt Haussa, Houssa or Housa, is an Afro-Asiatic language and the most widely spoken of the Chadic languages, the grouping of languages spoken in northern Nigeria, Niger, Chad,

December 7, 2012

Confusing Mistranslations in the Restaurant World

Tours, museums, restaurants, and historical locations are among the many things one will take part in or see when visiting a different country. What oftentimes strikes me is the humorous

September 28, 2012

Character encoding in HTML

For historical reasons, the English alphabet and many of its punctuation marks are encoded in electronic devices in a universal and unique way. This encoding is called ASCII (American Standard

July 24, 2012

Google Enhances Website Translation Services

Google, which has been offering a free website translation service since 2009, has just added a new feature to this service, making it more interactive, flexible and collaborative. Similar to

June 11, 2012

Portuguese and Tetum in the same country?

What is and where can we find East Timor? East Timor, just the eastern part, is a country located in the southeast of Asia. As its name explains quite clearly,

April 12, 2012

Fully translatable humor

Not being a professional translator myself but being daily in contact with them, I can only imagine how hard it is to translate jokes based on plays on words. However

April 11, 2012

Why Include DTP Services in Your Project?

In other posts we have defined DTP (Desktop Publishing) within the realm of translation. Simply put, it is the use of computer programs for the treatment of graphic displays, in combination

January 3, 2012

Translating with Trados, editing without Trados

If Trados is a tool that has already been used for many years, and the translators use it more frequently each time, there are still resources who, for varying reasons,

December 29, 2011

The Secret to a Higher Quality Translation

Sometimes, no matter how many translators or editors work on a project, there are mistakes that can slip through the cracks. We are, after all, only human. It is precisely

December 21, 2011

Decoding the Document Translation Quote Process

httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gPqGecPUZI Hi, we’re Trusted Translations, a global multilingual language company. We would like to take a couple of minutes to help you decode the document translation quote process. Whether you

December 19, 2011

10 Facts You May Not Know About Trados Studio 2009

Over the lifespan of any software technology, there comes a time when updates and new versions are necessary to keep software relevant for our rapidly changing world. Companies, always striving

December 7, 2011

Videos from TAUS Santa Clara 2011 Online

Videos of presentations and panels at the recent TAUS User Conference in Santa Clara are now available on YouTube for everyone. The links below will take you to playlists on

December 1, 2011

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