The Role of Interpreters in Afghanistan
I recently posted on how the US government is addressing a shortage of translators and interpreters in its efforts in the Middle East, most notably
September 22, 2009
Triphthongs in Spanish
A triphthong is a sequence of three vowels making up one syllable. Some examples in Spanish would be: a – pre – ciáis, co –
September 21, 2009
How to Use SDL Multiterm in Trados Workbench
This video offers a brief, succinct lesson on how to use MultiTerm as a plug-in in Trados Workbench, to create glossaries during a translation project.
September 18, 2009
How to Use Two-Word Nouns in Spanish
In Spanish, in constructions made up of two nouns that form one lexical unit in which the second noun modifies the first as if it
September 18, 2009
When Translations Get Tricky
It’s common in the translation field to come across projects that evince enormous intercultural differences, obliging the translator to come up with some sort of
September 14, 2009
Video Tutorial on Importing Excel Glossaries into Multiterm
I would just like to share this instructional video on generating Mutliterm termbase files from an Excel glossary, which is the most important step in
September 14, 2009
Pronouncing “c” and “z” in Spanish
“Seseo” consists of pronouncing the letters “c” (before “e” and “i”) and “z” with the sound normally associated with the letter “s”. If someone speaks
September 11, 2009
Unique Languages: Maltese
It is often discussed here and in many other places how English is such a unique language due to the confluence of languages from separate
September 7, 2009
Writing Years in Spanish
Continuing on the topic of writing dates in Spanish correctly, regarding the use of the article “el” (which includes the contraction “del“) before the expression
September 4, 2009
Popular Sayings
“The walls have ears”During the second half of the 16th century in France, Catherine de’ Medici had acoustic conduits built into the walls of her
September 4, 2009
Can’t We All Just Get Along?!
Yesterday marked the 70th anniversary of the start of the Second World War, the bloodiest and most atrocious armed conflict of the 20th century. European
September 2, 2009
U.S. Government Looking for More Translators
As reported by the Washington Times, there is a worrisome shortage of translators in some languages that are crucial in the operations in Pakistan, Afghanistan,
September 1, 2009
