Many businesses across the world have been forced to close as a result of the current coronavirus pandemic, while other businesses have been required to implement working from home. For us it’s … [Read more...] about News item: Business as usual!
News item: Interlex and the coronavirus outbreak
While the current corona epidemic is creating extra work and extra expense for many businesses across the world, Interlex is offering to translate any corona-related text at cost price for existing … [Read more...] about News item: Interlex and the coronavirus outbreak
“So you’re a translator?” Six things I have to explain to people at parties.
A well-known situation: you are at a party, and somebody asks “So, what do you do?”. As a translator, I find myself explaining the following things: I do not translate books And also: … [Read more...] about “So you’re a translator?” Six things I have to explain to people at parties.
Funny translation mistakes
It is a common occurence: someone needs a translation asap, and instead of asking a professional translator or an experienced translation company, they do it themselves with Google translate. Or they … [Read more...] about Funny translation mistakes
Does Esperanto mean the end of the translation business?
Right, first off, let’s respond to the question in the title: Whaahahahaha! Of course it doesn’t! Now that we have that out of the way, let’s recap what Esperanto is for the readers who are not … [Read more...] about Does Esperanto mean the end of the translation business?
A close translation, creative translation or transcreation. Which one does your company need?
If you do not work in the translation business, you probably think “a translation is a translation. It doesn’t matter who I hire to translate my text, the result will be the same.” This is not true. … [Read more...] about A close translation, creative translation or transcreation. Which one does your company need?
What is translation software, and how can it help my business?
What is translation software? Perhaps you have heard of the terms "translation software" or "Computer Assisted Translation (CAT)". These are really normal words for translators, but people who do not … [Read more...] about What is translation software, and how can it help my business?
Chinese: ten spoken dialects but only two writing systems. How does that work?
In a previous blog post, we discussed the fact that Chinese has two writing systems: Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese. We also gave tips on which one to choose for a translation. But how … [Read more...] about Chinese: ten spoken dialects but only two writing systems. How does that work?