Jacobe, Author at Trusted Translations, Inc.

House Taken Over: Displacing the Machines

In this post, “House Taken Over” is not in reference to the famous story by the renowned writer and translator Julio Cortázar. Rather, it refers to the feeling experienced by

September 10, 2014

What Is a Controlled Natural Language?

Translators frequently have to confront issues that are often the result of problems existing in the source text we are translating. Some of the most common of such errors include

August 20, 2014

Modifiers, Interrupted

As linguists, our work often times requires translating complex texts that include sentences and structures of all lengths and types. Given that sentence structures are often different from one language

August 14, 2014

Dzongkha Is Not Just a Perfume

Dzongkha, besides being a woody fragrance that transports you to Buddhist monasteries, is also the official language of Bhutan. It means language (kh) within dzong. The dzong are fortified monasteries

July 17, 2014

Is Spanish a Sexist Language?

This is a long-debated discussion, especially among some feminist groups engaged in the very important fight for women’s rights in a variety of fields. However, sometimes the initiative goes even

July 9, 2014

Tetum: Not Malay or Indonesian

Tetum is a language of the Austronesian family and, along with Portuguese, is spoken in East Timor. And, while it is strongly influenced by Malay and Indonesian, it is, indeed,

July 3, 2014

Who Were the First Code Talkers?

In 1918, during World War I, a group of American troops participated in the Meuse-Argonne offensive on the Western Front. It was one of the largest operations of U.S. soldiers

June 25, 2014

Translations and DTP from Right to Left

We have to pay special attention when translating languages that are written from right to left, as what is a “no-brainer” for native speakers may not be for readers of

June 18, 2014

Errors? Blame Titivillus!

During the Middle Ages, a period during which the vast majority of the population was illiterate, the skills of reading and writing were under the responsibility of the Church, and,

June 11, 2014

Can You Learn a New Language Quickly?

Learning a foreign language can be a very difficult and stressful task, but can also provide us with many benefits. If someone has very little knowledge of some of the

June 4, 2014

Where Do We Obtain Reference Materials for Translations?

Translators must sometimes undertake very specific translations focused on a very technical subject that is of critical importance to a client. In these cases, we must take into account that this

May 21, 2014

The Mystery of the Untranslatable Book

In Yale University’s Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library is a book that no one has ever been able to read. It is written in a non-existent or unknown language and features

May 14, 2014

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