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3 Ways Pronunciation Can Get Lost in Translation

Posted on August 6, 2016 by candelariaf

A Spanish-native friend of mine recently recommended I watch a new Netflix series which has gone viral; you may have heard of “Stranger Things”. There was some initial confusion, however, because my friend didn’t say “Things”, but rather “Fings”. This phenomenon caught my attention: (it always has actually, and that’s why I’ve decided to write […]

Tagged with: bilingualism English languages pronunciation Spanish

Pre-DTP and Handling PDF Conversions

Posted on July 19, 2016 by candelariaf

Previously, we’ve talked about how the different steps of DTP are quoted, but let’s have a specific look at how the preparation of some files takes place. Most of the time, clients will require the translation of files which are not readily editable. Since more than a decade ago, these have been scanned or […]

Tagged with: Adobe PDF DTP File preparation MS Word TM translation memories

6 reasons why you should ask to start using CAT Tools, today!

Posted on June 20, 2016 by candelariaf

Not all translators are accustomed to using CAT Tools even though some programs such as Trados SDL have been around for over a quarter of a century! It has some serious benefits: not only do they help provide high quality translations, but they also allow translators and clients to save a considerable amount of time […]

Tagged with: CAT tools cloud Leverage MemSource quality assurance trados

The Creation of the Dothraki Language

Posted on May 30, 2016 by candelariaf

Ever wondered what languages the characters of Game of Thrones speak? Following the release of Game of Thrones’ latest season and my fanaticism, I began reading a bit about the featured languages spoken in the series, particularly by the Dothraki people and Daenerys Targaryen. The idea of the Dothraki language dates back to George R.R […]

Tagged with: conlanging Daenerys Targaryan Dothraki Game of Thrones Language Creation Society languages

7 Old English Terms for Understanding Shakespeare

Posted on May 9, 2016 by candelariaf

Last week was the 400th anniversary of the death of one of the world’s most famous playwrights: William Shakespeare. Why are his plays and poems still read, analyzed and performed so many years after they were originally published? Anyone who has read Shakespeare can certainly not claim his work is overrated. His peculiar style is, […]

Tagged with: English literature Old English Shakespeare terms words

The origins of the Oxford Dictionary

Posted on April 20, 2016 by candelariaf

In my last blog I spoke about Noah Webster and how he reformed parts of the English language in his Webster’s dictionary. Now, let’s take a look at what is considered today’s most comprehensive and accurate dictionary, which originated across the sea. It all began back in 1857 when members of the Philological Society […]

Tagged with: dictionaries English language Noah Webster Oxford UK

Noah Webster, the Spelling Reformer

Posted on March 28, 2016 by candelariaf

Here at Trusted Translations we receive translation requests for English US as well as English UK. Although these two “flavors/flavours” aren’t as different as say the Canadian variant of French to Europe’s, there are a few things we must take into account particularly when it comes to spelling. It is known that some words are […]

Tagged with: dictionaries English merriam-webster Noah Webster spelling vocabulary

The so-called “Establishment”

Posted on March 7, 2016 by candelariaf

Recently in newspapers I’ve come across a specific term which is being used a lot, mostly because of the politically-centered times we are living in. Yet whilst doing some research I found that the term is used mostly in the UK where it refers to leading politicians, judges, senior Clergy of the Church of England […]

Tagged with: Bernie Sanders Establishment GOP language politics Republicans Ted Cruz United Kingdom United States vocabulary

Happy Valentine’s, my treasure!

Posted on February 19, 2016 by candelariaf

A few days ago was the year’s most romantic day ever. Or at least that’s what we’re meant to think, isn’t it? How can our loved ones know exactly how much we love them if we do not buy them that pretty card or those fancy chocolates? Although St Valentine’s Day for us might represent […]

Q&A- All you Need to Know about the English language

Posted on January 25, 2016 by candelariaf

I recently discovered the Oxford Dictionary blog which features interesting posts such as “London Underground: the origins of some unusual names”. It also features a Q&A section to some really interesting questions about the English language which I think are worth mentioning. Starting off with a surprisingly complex question: 1) Any idea on how many […]

Tagged with: collective nouns English language oxford dictionary vocabulary

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