Scott J, Author at Trusted Translations, Inc.

Happy Holidays to Everyone Around the World!

One of the best things about the end of the year are the partiess, celebrations and gatherings with friends and family. Christmas and the New

December 31, 2012

The Enormous Challenge of Translation in the European Commission

All major political and economic organizations that bring together a group of nations for a common purpose always represent a great challenge for translation professionals.

December 26, 2012

The Rosetta Project

It has been said that 95% of the world’s languages will become extinct within the next 100 years and that there is also very little

July 5, 2012

Translation in the World of Cinema

Most people do not appreciate the influence that the role of translators has when a filmmaker decides that his or her film will be dubbed

June 29, 2012

The Spanish Invasion

There is a lot of talk about how Spanish is increasingly overrun by Anglicisms. However, it is also interesting to note that English, at present,

June 28, 2012

Translating or Writing?

The old saying tells us that translators are privileged readers. However, I think we may venture to argue that, rather than mere readers, translators are

June 14, 2012

Translating Acronyms and Abbreviations

Normally, one of the most frequent problems that translators have to deal with is the translation of abbreviations or acronyms. Note that an abbreviation is

June 7, 2012

Some Typical Errors When Cleaning Word Files

Cleaning up Word files is usually a breeze, but at times it may present some complications. Depending on whether the file contains images, charts, tables,

May 21, 2012

Translating an InDesign File to Arabic

Translation of an InDesign file can be quite easy, in the sense that no “excess noise” is generated when processing. Since InDesign files are compatible

April 30, 2012

Where Is Amharic Spoken?

The Semitic languages are Afro-Asiatic languages that took the name “Semitic” from the Biblical Shem, the son of Noah. The Semitic languages most widely spoken

April 26, 2012

What Is an OCR Software?

An OCR software program is any computer tool or program that performs Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and is normally used in translation agencies for converting

April 5, 2012

Watch Out for ‘False Friends’

Let’s be clear about one thing: I am not talking about friendship or how to choose friends who will not betray you. Instead, I am

April 3, 2012

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