candelariaf, Author at Trusted Translations, Inc.

3 Ways Pronunciation Can Get Lost in Translation

A Spanish-native friend of mine recently recommended I watch a new Netflix series which has gone viral; you may have heard of “Stranger Things”. There was some initial confusion, however,

August 6, 2016

Pre-DTP and Handling PDF Conversions

Previously, we’ve talked about how the different steps of DTP are quoted, but let’s have a specific look at how the preparation of some files takes place. Most of the

July 19, 2016

6 reasons why you should ask to start using CAT Tools, today!

Not all translators are accustomed to using CAT Tools even though some programs such as Trados SDL have been around for over a quarter of a century! It has some

June 20, 2016

The Creation of the Dothraki Language

Ever wondered what languages the characters of Game of Thrones speak? Following the release of Game of Thrones’ latest season and my fanaticism, I began reading a bit about the

May 30, 2016

7 Old English Terms for Understanding Shakespeare

Last week was the 400th anniversary of the death of one of the world’s most famous playwrights: William Shakespeare. Why are his plays and poems still read, analyzed and performed

May 9, 2016

The origins of the Oxford Dictionary

In my last blog I spoke about Noah Webster and how he reformed parts of the English language in his Webster’s dictionary. Now, let’s take a look at what is

April 20, 2016

Noah Webster, the Spelling Reformer

Here at Trusted Translations we receive translation requests for English US as well as English UK. Although these two “flavors/flavours” aren’t as different as say the Canadian variant of French

March 28, 2016

The so-called “Establishment”

Recently in newspapers I’ve come across a specific term which is being used a lot, mostly because of the politically-centered times we are living in. Yet whilst doing some research

March 7, 2016

Happy Valentine’s, my treasure!

A few days ago was the year’s most romantic day ever. Or at least that’s what we’re meant to think, isn’t it? How can our loved ones know exactly how

February 19, 2016

Q&A- All you Need to Know about the English language

I recently discovered the Oxford Dictionary blog which features interesting posts such as “London Underground: the origins of some unusual names”. It also features a Q&A section to some really

January 25, 2016

An increasingly multilingual world

An infographic recently published in the South China Morning Post shows the most spoken languages in the world and its number of speakers. It shows that in a planet which is

January 4, 2016

Helianthus vs. Sunflower – Are botanical translations a real challenge?

I’ve always been intrigued by the real and complex names of flowers. Who knew that a sunflower is actually called helianthus or that Lanicera caprifolium means honeysuckle? I bet the

December 14, 2015

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