Billie Eilish’s Track “Bad Guy” "Bad Guy" is a funky, bass-heavy track that sees Eilish taunting her lover, flaunting her tough nature, while questioning his own. When asked in an interview which tracks she was most excited to release, she responded: "Bro, “bad guy”?...
What is a Translation Memory? Before we introduce our Translation Memory FAQs, let's start with the basics: CAT tools are software which help translators and language reviewers work better and faster. A Translation Memory optimises the process in three ways: improving...
The Tools of the Translation Trade Most translators use translation tools. They make a translator more productive, by increasing the speed of translation. Plus, they can improve the quality of our services in the long-term. At QuickSilver Translate we make use of...
Is it positive that English has become the Lingua Franca of Science? English has been spreading across the globe for centuries, but only became the lingua franca of science around 100 years ago. A lingua franca is a common language that enables people from different...
Ensuring consistency and quality with Neural Machine Translation When we are translating text for any service or product, it is paramount to ensure that we translate terminology consistently. For example, if your product is a "Fair-Trade Cotton tee-shirt", it is...
The Etymology of the Word "Scum" Etymology studies the history of words: where and how they originated, how words ‘traveled’ from one language to another, how the meaning of different words developed and changed throughout history. Scum is a word with an...
Markets and Languages At Quicksilver we often get asked, "Which markets, and languages, should we be translating into?" Specifically, as an apparently global language can differ across the different countries which use it. It is all too easy to assume that...
Why is English the Lingua Franca of Science? People living in different countries and speaking different languages have always sought to communicate with each other for various reasons. For example, commercial, cultural, religious, diplomatic, administrative,...
Humans vs. Machines (in translation!) The translation blogosphere is awash with speculation about the future of Machine Translation (MT) and machine translation tools. "Machines will replace humans!" We've all heard it! And not just within the realm of translation...
Two Famous Etymologists Etymology is the science of the history of words. An etymologist is a person who studies the origins and history of words. There are a few famous etymologists! But a great etymologist is an expert in etymology. The work of an etymologist...