Have you ever stopped to think about how many words you know and use? The average adult’s vocabulary in their native language runs into many thousands of words. Those of us who are monolingual may have never consciously reflected on our vocabulary size, but it is important for linguists to do so. How do they […]
Quickplace Function This is a useful feature for translators because it allows us to use the format of the source text in the translation wherever necessary or include numbers, tags or other items. The procedure is simple: pressing the shortcut key Ctrl + comma opens a menu where you can choose the appropriate option (either […]
As Érika Nogueira de Andrade Stupiello from São Paulo State University has noted in her article entitled “Ethical Implications of Translation Technologies” from Translation Journal in 2007, translation memory, a technological tool designed to help translators, presents certain ethical questions about the way translators work. Translation memory, or TM as it is commonly abbreviated in […]