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Translation Memory: A Blessing or a Curse?

As Érika Nogueira de Andrade Stupiello from São Paulo State University has noted in her article entitled “Ethical Implications of Translation Technologies” from Translation Journal in 2007, translation memory, a

October 26, 2011

Building Confidence Leads To Successful Project Outcomes

Developing a relationship means building trust. We often put ourselves in situations in our personal and professional lives that require some sort of blind faith in someone else. Strong and

October 6, 2011

Another Dravidian Language: Tamil

It is thought that this Dravidian language (all languages spoken in southeastern India) comes from Brahmin writing, whose origin is rather uncertain. More than 55 million people speak it in

September 29, 2011

Multilingual SEO Webinar on September 1

We have some exciting news as our COO, Gustavo Lucardi, who is considered a pioneer in the field of Multilingual Search Engine Optimization (MSEO), will be presenting a webinar titled

August 29, 2011

What type of French to use

In previous articles we introduced the different French variations, and made the comparison with Spanish. While all French speakers can understand each other, as with Spanish speakers, it is not

March 14, 2011

Machines can’t replace human translators

I realized something the other day while reading a long article that had been translated from Spanish into English and had obviously been put through Google Translate For Translators (GT4T)

February 10, 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

Interpreters at the G-20 Meeting in Seoul

Last week was the meeting of the Group of Twenty (G-20), in Seoul. In this two-day event, 25 Heads of State and representatives of various international organizations gathered to discuss

November 15, 2010

We Lost More in the War…

The title of this post is the literal translation of “Más se perdió en la guerra”, which is a very interesting phrase that can be used in a variety of

November 10, 2010

Language knowledge is key to global competitiveness

Around 200 million school-aged children in China study English yet just 24,000 of 54 million US schoolchildren learn Chinese languages. “If the US, in the modern world, is going to

October 28, 2010

English Subtitles for Spanish Telenovelas

The Spanish-language television networks in Southern California are concentrated on attracting and expanding their Anglophone audience. With this challenge in mind, they rely on English subtitles for the most successful

October 25, 2010

Desktop Publishing or DTP

Desktop publishing, or DTP, is the process of using a computer and specific kinds of software to combine text and graphics to create documents such as newsletters, brochures, books, and

September 9, 2010

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