Working as a Translator: Freelance or Direct Employment?
As a translator, I have asked myself this a thousand times while I was going to school and I had to work out the answer
November 27, 2008
What is Localization?
In the specific case of translation, localization refers to how a language is adapted to a specific country or culture so that the target audience
November 25, 2008
New Words in English 2008
The Oxford English Dictionary, whose corpus of texts now contains over 2 billion words, recently released its list of new words for inclusion in the
November 25, 2008
Trusted Translations’ Green Policy
Waste Reduction Trusted Translations’ goal is to use Internet technology to decrease its printing costs and improve its overall environmental performance in several ways. Limited
November 21, 2008
Teamwork
We frequently hear the word “teamwork”, especially in our work environments where so many people are working for the same company, all for a common
November 21, 2008
What is MultiTerm?
If you are a translator working with the Trados CAT tool, you may have seen a component called MultiTerm in your product package. So, just
November 18, 2008
Respecting minorities in multilingual environments
The history of the European continent has defined countries that we recognize as having regional languages as well as official languages. Because of that, several
November 14, 2008
Machine Translations now available on YouTube
Most translators have heard of the new online machine translation option called “Google Translate”. While many would argue that machine translations have several issues regarding
November 11, 2008
Do not translate!
The best example of what shouldn’t be translated is in the case of names. We cannot translate the names of legal persons or physical persons.
November 7, 2008
The Most Widely Spoken Languages
If you are a company looking to expand your market internationally, you have most likely already considered using translation services to translate your business material,
November 4, 2008
Adhesion contracts
In another post, we mentioned this type of contract which is commonly used in today’s market filled with the hustle and bustle of the business
October 31, 2008
Mark Twain’s back translation
A few weeks ago, I made a post about back translations, but this time I wanted to share a famous example of a back translation
October 27, 2008
