The rise of machine translation has left human translators with an uncertain future. But the translation industry cannot depend on machines alone and won’t be
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Lost In Translation – The Most Common Localization Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them)
If MoGi Group had a dollar, euro, pound, ruble, peso, rand, rupee, krona, yen or bitcoin for every time somebody asked us ‘What’s the key
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An Inside Look at Video Game Localization (Part I) – Blog
This is part one of a two-part post written by Thaís Castanheira, a Gengo Senior Translator in the English to Brazilian Portuguese language pair. When people ask what
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All About Video Game Localization
How video game localization adapts gaming to new cultures and languages. The video game industry is among the most globalized entertainment sectors, with gaming
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6 benefits of enterprise terminology management for language translation
From increased messaging consistency to faster go-to-market times, enterprise terminology management brings big benefits to your language translation program. Few things are as important in
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Why should you invest in term base creation, glossaries or style guides when ordering translation?
Building a bank of translation resources can be a wise investment If you’re interested in getting the very best out of your business translation service
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13 Tips to Remember when Writing for Translation
1. Remember to leave white space. Most foreign languages will run 20-25% longer than written English. If a formatter has to add space to a
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How I teach localization: Not like old-school translation
Teaching students how to transfer meaning from one language to another is not enough to prepare linguists for careers in technology-driven translation and localization. A
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Translation Management and Budgeting
The section describes models of budgeting resources as well as budget items that may need to be included for translation (see Tenders, Bids, and Contracts
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Translations on the Fly
How long does it take to complete a (good) translation? “I could translate 2,000 words in less than 30 minutes”, a potential client said to
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Multilingual Big Data and Terminology
Once upon a time some translators had one or more cardboard boxes where handwritten and alphabetically ordered terms ─ including their definitions, sources, synonyms and
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The usefulness of CAT tools
I find that a lot of people only use CAT tools for repetitive texts. And that is of course what they were originally developed for.
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Cross-Cultural Survey Guidelines – Translation Scheduling
These guidelines highlight best practices for conducting comparative survey research across cultures and countries, including advice and lessons learned from experienced survey professionals on topics
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Coordinating your translation project
The task of translating marketing materials used to be seen as a simple and solitary job. However, globalization and the demands of the digital era
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Translation memories
(e-book extract) Aside from the feature that recovers existing translations, translation memory tools also help to ensure consistency within a given text, between different translation
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The Ins and Outs of Term Validation – In My Own Terms
Every step in term processing during the preparation of glossaries or updating of termbases is important, but probably the one that will save you the
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