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Translation for e-learning

Imagine a large organization with locations around the world. Their corporate culture must transcend into each country. And much of their success would stem from consistent employee training. One way

July 31, 2015

Why Are Translation Memories (TMs) Such a Useful Asset

From my experience in the world of translation, Translation Memories (TMs) and Term bases (TBs) are sent in mainly by clients who request to translate large projects or small projects

June 29, 2015

Overcoming Challenges and Achieving the Perfect Translation

In my last post, “Common Challenges for Spanish to English Translators,” I wrote about some of the challenges faced specifically by Spanish to English translators on a daily basis. However,

March 31, 2015

Translators or Creators?

While we may translate messages from third parties, we nevertheless do so with our own words. Indeed, it is this choice of symbols and meanings that constitutes a creation and

December 17, 2014

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

The Fear of the Alien

For many of us, contact with a culture that is different from our own can be rather intimidating – whether we like to admit it or not. This is only

August 26, 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

Linking Global Business through Interpretation into English

Language plays a role in many different sectors. Whether it be business, politics, academia, etc., one important way of building relationships is by means of the organization of international conferences.

May 13, 2014

Certification: Where is the added value for legal translations?

When moving from country to country or when dealing with foreign governments over personal matters it is always very important to understand documentation needs and how best to work with

May 12, 2014

Marketing Translations: What you need to know

In today’s business world, customers are as unique as they are plentiful, and working to reach them with an appropriate message can be very difficult. Searching for the right message,

May 7, 2014

How On-Site Translations Can Help Your Business

Businesses are always looking to expand their markets once they reach a certain level of success, and a great way to expand is to reach out to foreign markets as

April 24, 2014

How a Super Bowl Commercial Became a Multilingual Win

One of the most coveted spots for marketing in American broadcasting are the commercial times during the Super Bowl. There is a lot of competition, so all the candidates are

February 10, 2014

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