Spelling Reform of the Royal Academy of the Spanish Language
“The Greek I will be called ye.” That’s how the story about the new spelling of the Royal Academy of Spanish Language was titled in
November 24, 2010
How To Correctly Interpret Japanese
In a context where the impact of Internet communications is infinitely vast, and in spite of the huge technological advances in terms of translations, no
November 23, 2010
Formal Language and Comprehension in Translation
Our daily dilemma in translating legal documents is ensuring that the precise legal language is easily understood by the reader. Legal phrasing leaves very few
November 19, 2010
What is GlobalSight?
GlobalSight is an open source Translation Management System (TMS), used to manage, translate and deliver projects for translation, editing, proofreading and storage, among others. This
November 18, 2010
Twitter and Different Translation Options
In addition to using automatic translation programs to bridge language barriers in an environment where real-time communication is of the essence, like Twitter, it is
November 9, 2010
Now Google Translates Poems
Google continues to innovate. Now it is expanding the reach of Google Translate to perform translations of poems. Yes yes, poetry! If you ever tried
November 8, 2010
Upcoming Translation Conferences
Just as in almost all professional fields, it is essential to keep up with the latest information and, as far as possible, it is worthwhile
November 1, 2010
Words That Are Very Difficult To Translate
In 2004 a survey of thousands of linguists around the world was carried out to assess what terms, phrases, expressions, etc. were the most difficult
October 29, 2010
How to Create a TM with WinAlign
Computer-assisted translation tools (CAT tools) are often used to facilitate the translation of projects, for which we need not only files but also a translation
October 19, 2010
Automatic Translation of Latin…The “Modus Operandi” of Search Engines
We have previously discussed machine translation in relation to social networks. We talked about the interest of automatically translating tweets so you can see the
October 15, 2010
Gender Assumptions
Something that pops up again and again in translations to English is the use of male generic pronouns when talking about a person or people
October 14, 2010
How Movie Titles Are Chosen
A good title can lead us to read an article, buy a book, watch a movie, etc. In the same way, a poor title can
October 7, 2010
