You visualize in your mind the sentences you hear, that is, literally, you see in writing what you hear: initial capitalization, periods, commas, accents, etc. After seeing everything in item 1 (a process that takes about as long as it takes to blink), you would be perfectly able to suggest at least two or three [...]
Posts Tagged ‘dictionaries’
You Know You’re an Editor When…
Friday, June 3rd, 2011The Meanings of a Good Word
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010This is the ultimate football (soccer) season. Nearly everyone is talking about their team, cheering on the players and going wild with each shot, regardless of which team takes it. In certain countries where the sport is most popular, families and friends, or even strangers in a bar, gather together to share their “passion for [...]
The Importance of Language in Diplomacy
Sunday, December 13th, 2009The United States government has a high demand for linguists. President Obama’s administration is looking to put more emphasis on diplomacy through more effective multilingual communication in all areas: intelligence, defense, State Department agencies, etc. The ILR (Interagency Language Roundtable) was created and includes several agencies of the State Department. Its main focus will be [...]
How to Translate in 2009 (First Part)
Friday, February 6th, 2009When we were studying in the university, the professors constantly reminded us that one must have dictionaries on his/her desk in order to translate since the research work required of translators is very important in order to validate our work. Nevertheless, today our bosses and clients don’t see a single dictionary on our desk most [...]
Tips for the Translator
Monday, September 15th, 2008For many agencies and translation service providers, the process of translation for client delivery involves more steps than simply the translation. It typically requires both an edition and proofreading stage before the document is ready for delivery. However, as translation is the first step in this process, also known as TEP (translation-edition-proofreading), delivering a quality [...]
