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Choosing a translator
How to choose a translator: You are choosing a language service provider to partner with. You want to work with an agency that has a pool of well educated, highly accurate, committed professionals with a passion for communicating with force and precision in their area...
Separated by a common language
To take just one example: in different forms of contemporary Spanish, a toilet can be indoro, taza de baño, retrete, wáter or poceta. A simple writing pen could be a bolĂgrafo, birome, lapicero, puntabola, esfero, pluma and lapiz-tinta. In Spain, a coche is a car,...
Criteria for judging translations
'Preferences' versus 'mistakes' Languages are not only constantly evolving, they also vary enormously between locales. In fact, languages even vary between individual speakers. Paradoxically, most people (linguists and non-linguists alike) are convinced that their...
Our favourite language blogs!
To kick off the new year, we'd like to share with you a list of our favourite language/translation/grammar blogs...perfect for when you don't want to work but need to maintain a semblance of productivity... Dialect blog: http://dialectblog.com/ Language Log, of...
False friends – industries or sectors?
Industry or Sector? In English there is a clear distinction between "industry" - a non-countable noun referring to all industrial activities, contrasting for example with "government" - and "an industry", which is a particular activity. "Government and industry met to...
Does size matter when choosing a language service provider? (2 of 2)
Do they have the necessary IT tools? - As long as your LSP is using up-to-date computer-aided tools (CAT) and is properly trained in them, it shouldn´t make any difference at all. One important difference to look out for is whether your LSP can handle the interface...
Does size matter when choosing a language service provider? (1 of 2)
Although large companies will always mention size as their main advantage, does it really matter in translation? If size is such an advantage, why is the translation market so fragmented, with thousands of freelance translators and small Language Service Providers...
Translated and subtitled films and series
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