Scott J, Author at Trusted Translations, Inc.

What Is Usability?

We often come across challenges or difficulties when using a product, a machine or an interface that result from its design. This is what is known as usability, which is

August 3, 2011

Bolivian Language Academy

The Royal Spanish Academy was founded in 1713 by the Marquis of Villena Juan Manuel Fernández Pacheco. Its predecessor was the French Academy, founded in 1637 by Cardinal Richelieu, but

August 1, 2011

How Hollywood Is Working to Build Its Audiences Through Translation

Those of us involved in translation are fully aware that there are jobs that are easy and others that are difficult. This evaluation depends mostly on our field of expertise

July 25, 2011

Cuban Language Academy

Founded in 1926, this language academy was recognized by presidential decree law number 3388 of August 23, 1951. It is currently located in Old Havana, in the Santo Domingo building.

July 18, 2011

Things to Know about Neutral Spanish

From my experience, people who are not involved in the world of languages and, specifically, translating into Spanish are not fully aware of the existence of what is known as

July 12, 2011

Glossaries: The Oil in the Machine

The other day I read some very interesting news about the translation industry: the presentation of a plan to create a multilingual terminological dictionary on olive oil. Apparently, this is

July 6, 2011

Costa Rican Academy of Language

As a non-profit cultural association, the goal of the Costa Rican Language Academy is to nurture, protect and study the Spanish language, especially the variety spoken within its territory. In

July 5, 2011

Translation Teams: When Everyone Wins

Translation teams are a group of one or more translators, one or more editors (depending on the size of the project) and a reviewer. This team, in turn, responds to

June 29, 2011

In Defense of Machine Translations

In a previous post (Industrial Translations and MT), I spoke of the industries that have to adapt to the new concept of the “age of discontinuity.” Academics are now wondering:

June 24, 2011

Like the rest of the language academies in each of the Spanish-speaking countries, the Peruvian Language Academy has maintained intellectual relations with the Association of the Spanish Language Academies and

June 21, 2011

The Hmong Languages

The Pahawh Hmong alphabet was invented by Shong Lue Yang in 1959.The mystical aspect of this alphabet is that its creator announced that it was the result of divine revelation,

June 20, 2011

Industrial Translations and MT

If you have had a chance to read my previous post “Hand-crafted or Industrial… Really a Dilemma?“, then you are familiar with my opinion on the coexistence of both types

June 17, 2011

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