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Document Digitization: The Hero our Industry Deserves?

Going Paperless… that would be the dream. Mother Earth would definitely be thankful for one. I mean, we’re all still literally wiping our butts with the Amazon rainforest on a

April 2, 2018

Soy Aprendiendo Español

For many years I have met many friends from different countries who have been interested in studying Spanish as a foreign language, both in their cities of origin and also

March 29, 2018

[illegible text]: The Translation Industry’s Eternal Karma?

So, to change our usual subject a bit, I’ve been asked to dedicate a few lines to my own personal experience dealing with complicated documents. Working for major medical, insurance

March 20, 2018

Why QAing is a Good Thing

As mentioned in a previous post, a QA (Quality Assessment) step can be vital whenever we try to meet the high demands of our clients. We always do our best

March 13, 2018

MT: A Tool for Human Evolution?

As we’ve established before, Machine Translation is a trend on the rise, threatening to swallow whole any translators who don’t seek to adapt to the times as “they’re a-changin’”. But

March 12, 2018

7-Step Guide to Legal Translations

In the world of translations, legal texts are certainly a special topic, not only because of the complexity of their vocabulary and the sensitivity and impact of their content, but

March 9, 2018

A Presidential Challenge

Translating and interpreting for the President of the United States has always been a challenging undertaking. The current administration is no exception. First of all, there is the problem of

March 8, 2018

How To Lose A Client In 3 Steps

Everyday, our industry becomes more and more competitive. Whether it be linguists competing for smaller projects, or agencies with large teams competing for larger ones, clients tend to look for

February 26, 2018

Ten Untranslatable Feelings

In most Western countries, Saint Valentine’s day is celebrated on February 14. In honor of this celebration, which is becoming increasingly popular, we will see how feelings are expressed in

February 19, 2018

Madlibs no More

One of the greatest challenges a translator must face are passages out of context. Without reference materials and context, a quality translation may be completely out of reach. For instance,

February 17, 2018

I Don’t Know What to do With my Words…

The trouble with first impressions is that they tend to stick around and settle down. So it’s imperative we take special care when meeting someone for the first time, especially

February 15, 2018

MT: Every Titan has its Achilles Heel

We’ve debated many times in the past about the “natural” advantages Machine Translation might have over our fellow translators composed of mere “flesh and bone.” Their lives decaying and finite

February 3, 2018

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