Carved in Stone: (Un)editable Documents
Many times, as account managers, we find ourselves grappling with a recurring question when we receive a file to translate: is it editable? In my
December 12, 2017
Is language dying or evolving?
Evolution doesn’t imply improvement or progressive change towards perfection. In a straight darwinian sense, evolution means adapting to one’s environment in order to survive and
December 11, 2017
Transcription: Simple Task or Mad Challenge?
One of the services that localization agencies offer is transcription, which consists in converting an audio into written text. This can either be from a
December 1, 2017
Embracing MT: Haters gonna Hate
I apologize if my title sounds a bit informal, but if we pick up where we left off last time, we may delve further, deeper,
November 29, 2017
Who Let The Dogs Out?
If you are like me, you’ve probably found yourself watching news and videos online featuring man’s fluffy-best friends. There’s no better way to lift your
November 28, 2017
Save Time and Money: Know the Source of Your PDFs
A great deal of the value that a translation agency provides has nothing to do with the translation of words, but rather with the way
November 27, 2017
The Electric-Kool Aid Language Test
Is Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds? Or is Luke in the ground covered in dirt? You’re probably saying to yourself, “that got pretty #dark
November 24, 2017
3 Reasons to Use a Human Interpreter
If you follow current news in interpretation technology, you surely heard about the biggest leap in real-time live interpretation in years: Google’s Pixel Buds. Unveiled
November 22, 2017
Translation Inconsistencies & How to Avoid Them
When a translation project is very extensive, the most common thing to do is to divide the translation among different linguists in order to speed
November 17, 2017
The Buds to end all wars? Google takes translation back to the SciFi books
In the Sci Fi Book The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, earthling Arthur Dent is teleported to an alien spaceship unable to understand what his
November 13, 2017
The Creative Who Lives Inside Me
Creative writers are essentially the people who write advertising material. They write promotions, texts, brochures, websites, just to name a few. One of the many
November 10, 2017
You Wouldn’t Get It: German Jokes are No Laughing Matter
In 2011, Badoo published the results of an international poll where as many as 30,000 people were asked to name the funniest country. While Americans
November 1, 2017
