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Posts Tagged ‘translations’
Chairman’s Speech at St. Jude Wine and Chocolate with Tony Bennett and Kristin Davis
Monday, June 8th, 2009The Financial Crisis and Translation
Monday, October 20th, 2008The news these days is full of market reports, minute-by-minute updates on the stock market and countless stories of small businesses being driven into bankruptcy. There is a general sense of tension especially for small business owners, and rightly so! So, what does this mean for the translation industry and how will it be affected?
Glancing [...]
How to determine the quality of a translation
Friday, October 17th, 2008Frequently, we are faced with the task of determining whether or not the translation we revise is good or bad. As professionals, our opinions should be well-grounded and not a result of our mood at that time or the friendship we have with the translator who delivered the product.
There are some objective factors that will [...]
Many critics, no defenders
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008“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 translators, but is it really true? Are translators really given due credit for their work or are we destined to deliver translation after translation without the thanks we deserve?
Our task is difficult [...]
Why we need to understand the topic of the text we are translating
Friday, September 19th, 2008As we already know, one word can have several different meanings which will be defined according to the context. For example, the word trial can have one meaning in a legal document about litigation and another meaning in a document about labor relations. What’s more, these meanings shouldn’t be confused with the meaning that the [...]
Machine Translation vs. Human Translations
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008With all the new developments and increasing accessibility of electronic translation tools such as machine translations, some have argued that these technologies will eventually replace the human translator. Are human translators really essential for the translation process, or can their labor be simplified and processed by a machine?
Researchers have been working for decades in order [...]
Quick Guide for the Translation Buyer
Tuesday, August 12th, 2008When it comes time to translate a document, finding the right service provider can be tricky. So how do you find the right translation agency to fit your needs? We have compiled a list of points to consider when preparing your document for translation, aimed at helping you to better understand the service you require. [...]
