Playful confusions – translation blunders
Some of the most funny language problems caused by mistranslations during the Holiday Season are caused by the most beloved present – toys. Countless internationally manufactured toys have experienced such problems, as evidenced by the many pages of toy translation blunders on websites like Engrish.com and EngrishFunny.com. Translation blunders For example, foreign manufacturers have mislabeled […]
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Get your revised text translated at low cost
Revised text translated at low cost As the result of changes that may occur in your company, you may have to make some alterations to the appearance and presentation of your products or services. That seems simple enough, especially when you have the previous documents. All you need to do is apply those changes to […]
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Ways to save in translation costs
The first thing that many businesses try to do to reduce translation costs is to use Google Translate. There isn’t a cheaper method than this, but at the same time there may not be a worse solution for the quality of your translation needs than this one. Don’t worry, there are still other solutions that […]
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Technical evolution for the Translation Industry
In today’s translation industry, we find many improvements that help the translation process to be delivered faster and more accurate. We have many tools and applications which aid in the making of a translation, but the most useful are Translation Memory (TM) tools. By the word ‘Memory’ we understand that the TM tool consists of […]
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Translate your website to reach foreign customers
Have you ever considered how many people there are that do not speak the language your business is advertising in? The world of the internet, however, breaks down all barriers of distance and previous convention. A person many miles away from you, in another country, perhaps even on another continent could be requiring YOUR product. […]
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How Google Translate can “help” you promote your competitors
Google Translate is used around the globe for many reasons, even enjoyment by running different passages through it just to see what comes up, or to test its knowledge. It is most efficient when dealing with low level, simple translations. But what happens when the need for professionalism comes in the equation? The way Google […]
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Good Translations Could Save Your Life
Most people don’t think of good translations as a life and death profession. But, in many cases, it is exactly that. If someone is in need of medical help and they need to tell the doctor what is bothering them or where their pain is, that could be a life or death situation. This is […]
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Language Translation Service Industry Statistics in 2012
According to the newest market research published by Common Sense Advisory, 2012 has so far shown a growth, similar to previous years, in language translation services. The language translation services market is growing at an annual rate of 12.17% The majority of language service providers (LSPs) together earns less than US$ 1 million in annual […]
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Professional translation services are a Tool of the New Rich
More and more people are in the market for professional translation services. Many of them are the New Rich. In his bestseller, The Four Hour Work Week, Timothy Ferris shares some of his methods for setting up a life-style of a new kind of millionaire. A person with millions of… minutes to use as they […]
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Translation is Making Multilingual Understanding More Important than Ever
Just twenty years ago, communication between two countries was needed by only a small percentage of top-tier “multinational” companies Governments needed diplomats and translation and interpreters for their work. But few businesses needed to communicate with customers or business partners in different languages. How translation has changed! Now every day, millions of people are commuting […]
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