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Do Our Culture and Behavior Reflect the Way We Speak?

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Bryant Hillas

Anyone who becomes involved in one way or another in the world of translation, whether as a client, as someone needing to move a thought, an idea or a business across borders, or as a translator (acting as the bridge in this process), it is important to understand the relation between language and culture. Ever […]

How On-Site Translations Can Help Your Business

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Mark S

Businesses are always looking to expand their markets once they reach a certain level of success, and a great way to expand is to reach out to foreign markets as well as local non-English speaking markets. This of course creates situations where businesses are in need of help when it comes to crossing the language […]

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What are the Obstacles of a Literary Translation?

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Maria Fernanda R

Without a doubt, and more so in a world that is increasingly globalized, the translator’s principal objective is not only conveying a message in one language to another, but his or her task is composed of an arduous amount of intercultural comprehension, analysis, perception and development. And, as it is well known in our field, […]

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A universal language

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Beth

After several attempts to make it a universal language, this year Esperanto celebrates its 125th anniversary. Created in 1887 by Lázaro Zamenhof, Esperanto is used in many media forms, as well as in literature. A large number of classical and popular publications have been translated, and are available in the language. Today with the technological […]

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Why an Account Manager has to be multicultural

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Sven O

Account Managers deal with clients from all over the world, either by e-mail or over the phone that request translation services for all types of industries. The diversity of clients requires the Account Manager to understand the differences between each other or at least acknowledge that there are differences, such as cultural differences, language barriers […]

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Languages, Lives and Lessons

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Alison

I recently encountered a couple interesting pieces of media and I wanted to share my experience. First, I watched an extremely candid TED speech by a doctor proclaiming an unspoken truth: doctors make mistakes. I was touched; to see his passion for the field; unforgettable and undoable moments in his life while trying to save […]

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Machine Translations now available on YouTube

Posted on November 11, 2008 by sarab

Most translators have heard of the new online machine translation option called “Google Translate”. While many would argue that machine translations have several issues regarding accuracy and the inability to understand the text like humans do, this has become a widely popular tool, so much so that YouTube recently announced the launch of a Translate […]

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