Systran
Background It is one of the oldest automatic translations programs on the market, and was designed in 1970 by Dr. Peter Toma. Toma started his
Translator Training
This concept is extremely important. I am not just talking about the education that a translator receives in their studies, but also about culture in
Punctuation in Lists in Spanish
It’s common in our line of work for people to have doubts regarding proper punctuation in lists in Spanish. It’s important to keep certain principles
Language Map of Europe
The map of Europe posted above is an excellent example of why localization is so important. Translators and companies who are looking for translations should
What Does Proofreading Really Mean
The term “proofreading” is bandied about in our industry when dealing with translations or simple publications of writings in one language that are not translated.
Machismo in Spanish Writing?
I frequently notice in translations from English into Spanish that the translator attempts to make explicit an author’s reference to both sexes with the following
Uses of the Word Senior in Spanish
I was thumbing through the dictionary of the Spanish Academy (RAE) the other day and I thought it would be useful to share the official
English: The New Latin?
English is the one language that can be found in every corner of the world. It is taught and recognized on every continent and its
The Celtic Languages: the Richness of the Isles
As we saw in a recent post, Celtic languages are a subfamily of the Indo-European languages. The Celts were the first inhabitants of central-southern Europe,
A Certainly Numerous Family
The Indo-European languages constitute the largest family of languages on the face of the earth: the majority of the languages of Europe and the Near
