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Happy “National Proofreading Day”!

As a tribute to her mother, who loved to correct everyone, Judy Beaver created “National Proofreading Day”, on March 8, her birthday. For the trainer, who is tasked with helping businesses in terms of writing and proofreading, this date is the perfect opportunity to raise public awareness about a recurring problem in the business world: errors! They are the sworn enemy of job applications, invitations to tender, advertisements, emails and PowerPoint presentations here! Spelling mistakes, typographical errors, and grammar issues can be detrimental to the professionalism of all sorts of

March 9, 2016 No Comments

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Translating Jokes – Why Experienced Translators Are a Must When it Comes to Humor

Given the fact that the smile is considered the “Universal Greeting” you’d think translating jokes would be fairly simple. That’s not the case though. Humor can actually be quite difficult to translate from one language to another, and, as a result, an experienced translator is essential in order for a joke to translate well and reach your audience as intended. Jokes are often funny because of an inside understanding an outsider may not get; and once you have to explain a joke, it’s over. This makes translating jokes uniquely difficult

March 4, 2016 No Comments

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ITC Global: the challenges of filming

Internet videos Today, videos are a very common communication tool for Internet users. Since Youtube was created (11 years ago), this form of media has spread across the Internet, despite being previously restricted, due to insufficient Internet connections, to fixed text and images. For businesses, communicating via video took two very different routes: Advertising, which involved broadcasting the video on TV or in cinemas. Internal communication, which was rolled out using physical media (VHS or DVD depending on the period) or for special events (broadcasting during meetings, for example). It

March 3, 2016 No Comments

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ITC Global takes part in the first Elia Together Conference

On February 11 and 12, the ITC Global visited the World Trade Center in Barcelona to take part in the Together Conference organized by Elia (European Language Industry Association). This conference brings together over 200 linguists, 50 translation agencies and 20 suppliers of development tools from across the globe. The main theme of the conference was the development of connections under the aegis of interprofessional relationships, growth, and technology. This event brings together professional freelance translators and translation agencies in an environment which promotes dialog and mutual growth. During the

March 3, 2016 No Comments

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Emojis Cross Cultures Too

With the proliferation of digital communication and the rise of personal devices capable of Internet connectivity, the ways we communicate in our everyday lives have been changing. It’s not just about conversations face to face, or telephone calls where we listen to only voices, there’s now video conferencing, e-mail, text messages, and, of course, instant messaging. The rudimentary “smilies” and other indications of emotion from early online communication have evolved over the years. They were first known as “emoticons,” that were typed out using creative placement of punctuation marks on

February 29, 2016 No Comments

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The Noble Failure Of Esperanto

Translation services are vital in today’s world because products, services and information arew becoming more and more global. Japanese animation is voraciously consumed in America, French novels are read in Vietnam, and Australian mining companies offer their services to African clients. It requires a lot of effort and expertise to make sure that content is taken from its original language and accurately translated into many others for the world at large. It’s at times like this, especially for tourists and travelers, that many people wish there was one language that

February 28, 2016 No Comments

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Translating For The Middle East Is A Matter Of Language & Faith

The Middle East is a vast and complex region that is full of both opportunity and culture. It’s an area full of diversity harboring some of the oldest traditions in the world while at the same time playing host to Dubai, one of the most advanced cities on the planet today. This is a part of the world that has played an increasingly important role in the world economy as well as a current events. Linguistic diversity In one sense, it seems like translating content for the entire region is

February 16, 2016 No Comments

Audio and Video

The World Comes Together In Online Games

When we talk about increased globalization, we usually imagine a world where businesses are operating all over the world, a tasty Pad Thai can be ordered at an Irish pub in Toronto, Canada and people have more opportunity to interact with others from different parts of the world through increased travel. One of the unexpected places that globalization occurred years ago, however, is in the world of online games. Thanks to the Massively Multiplayer Online Game, and popular titles like EverQuest and World of Warcraft, players from all over the

February 3, 2016 No Comments