English-only hurts immigrants and translators
Last month, voters in the City of Nashville, Tennessee went to the voting booths to decide whether to make English the city’s official language. And,
February 5, 2009
Translation experts
As we all know, the doors that the world of translation open for us are countless and one of them is the possibility of working
January 29, 2009
President Obama, the Power of Words, and Official Chinese Translation
Following up on my post from last week on President Obama and the power of words, it’s interesting to note how the words in President
January 26, 2009
Research
We often get a translation on a topic that we don’t know in detail. What should we do? We have a few possibilities: If we
January 23, 2009
Lost in Translation:
The administration of the City of Buenos Aires, headed by the businessman Mauricio Macri, appears to have translated and adopted a common environmental campaign slogan
January 16, 2009
Tips for new (or not so new) interpreters
As we ring in the new year (Happy 2009!), I thought it fitting to provide the list of tips that the AIIC (Association Internationale des
January 2, 2009
Natural Translators?
What kind of person might naturally be a good translator? Maybe this seems like a silly question but I, having been exposed to linguistic diversity
December 26, 2008
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
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
Many critics, no defenders
“Many critics, no defenders,translators have but two regrets:when we hit, no one remembers,when we miss, no one forgets.” -Anonymous This is a well-known verse among
October 15, 2008
The importance of information sources
In our daily task as translators, we face several different possibilities for the translation of a text, so, what is the best option when there
October 10, 2008
