The Heavy Cost of Translation Errors
Translation is something that many businesses and professionals today have to focus their attention on. Whether you’re trying to attract international customers, forge a relationship and partnership with another business, collaborate, or something…
Here’s What Happens When Words Have Too Many Meanings
If we’ve said it once, we’ve said it a thousand times: There’s more to translation than taking a word in one language, finding the meaning of that word in another language, and plugging it into a sentence. We recently looked at a list…
Human Translation Is Always the High-Quality Option
Machine translation has come a long way in recent years. Not only are online tools and mobile apps getting more accurate, they’re getting more popular. As more people expand their boundaries and take off for places unknown, they’re taking…
Three Things That Translation Is Not
Not too long ago, people did not globe trot quite as often as they do today. Finding a well-known company from your country overseas was a rare treat because many companies had not yet extended their reach beyond their own front door.
Globalization…
Can You Build A Long-Term Relationship With Your LSP?
Is 2014 the year you’ve planned to expand your business into wider markets? If so, you should consider whether or not the language service provider you may be hiring has the potential to provide you with long-term language service support,…
Thanksgiving around the world
Thanksgiving is a national holiday known and celebrated primarily here in the US as well as in Canada. In Canada, the festival is aptly named “Jour de l’Action de grâce,” the French translation meaning “day of giving thanks.” The…
Out of your element…
If someone suggested you take your next vacation in a part of the world where you didn’t understand the language, what would be your reaction? Fear? Intrigue? Panic? Excitement? Desperate queries about how much English the locals spoke?
Personally…