Loren Maria Guay, Author at Trusted Translations, Inc.

Languages

The Effects of Migration on Local Language

Language is never static—it grows and changes along with its environment and, most importantly, its speakers. With the global number of international migrants estimated at about 281 million (and growing)

July 6, 2023

Languages

All About the Afrikaans Language

You may have seen monuments that celebrate famous events, global celebrities, or even animals, but have you ever seen a monument dedicated to a language? Located in South Africa, the

June 8, 2023

Languages

Yiddish Language 101

“He’s just extra meshuggeneh today,” I sigh when our cat is sprinting around the apartment, knocking tchotchkes off the shelves left and right. As someone raised in Brooklyn, such phrases

May 25, 2023

For Translation Buyers

Translation Technology 101: CAT Tools, Machine Translation, and Post-Editing

What is a CAT tool? What does post-editing mean? There are many different technical terms used throughout the language and translation industry. In this blog post, we offer a crash

April 20, 2023

For Translation Buyers

What You Should Know About AI Chatbots (Pt. 2)

The rise of AI chatbots is so meteoric, it’s hard to keep up. In fact, since writing Part 1 of this post, OpenAI has already released a brand-new version of

March 30, 2023

For Translation Buyers

What You Should Know About AI Chatbots (Pt. 1)

Would you be able to tell if a chatbot wrote this blog post? (Don’t worry…it’s 100% percent human-written). With the world buzzing about sophisticated chatbots like OpenAI’s ChatGPT, it’s more

March 23, 2023

For Translation Buyers

Machine Translation and Its Potential Perils (Part 2)

In Part 1, we examined the treacherous waters of relying on machine translation. But is there a way forward when it comes to using machine translation effectively? After all, many

February 16, 2023

For Translation Buyers

Machine Translation and Its Potential Perils (Part 1)

You might trust machines to wash your dishes or keep track of your calendar—but should you trust them to speak for you? As the education and tech worlds are abuzz

February 9, 2023

Languages

English Language and Hegemony

From websites to social media, from advertisements to novels, English-language content holds powerful sway across the globe. As the world’s most widely spoken language, with over 1.5 billion speakers worldwide,

January 26, 2023

Languages

Are There Untranslatable Words?

Hygge. Saudade. Toska. Mamihlapinatapai. If you know what these words mean in their respective languages, do you think you’d be able to translate them into another one? So-called “untranslatable” words

December 29, 2022

Current events

Six Key Arabic Words to Learn for the 2022 FIFA World Cup

As the 2022 FIFA World Cup kicks off in Qatar, it is the first time the tournament, one of the world’s biggest sporting events, will take place in an Arabic-speaking

December 8, 2022

Languages

Can Language Isolation Create New Accents?

Accents—or the way we pronounce words—are a key part of our identity, but they’re also shaped by our interactions with others. So, what happens when we’re isolated, like during a

October 20, 2022

Blog in Other Languages

The Effects of Migration on Local Language

All About the Afrikaans Language

Yiddish Language 101

Translation Technology 101: CAT Tools, Machine Translation, and Post-Editing

What You Should Know About AI Chatbots (Pt. 2)

What You Should Know About AI Chatbots (Pt. 1)

Machine Translation and Its Potential Perils (Part 2)

Machine Translation and Its Potential Perils (Part 1)

English Language and Hegemony

Are There Untranslatable Words?

Six Key Arabic Words to Learn for the 2022 FIFA World Cup

Can Language Isolation Create New Accents?

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