French for Canada vs. French for France Did you know that, just like we’ve written about different variations of Spanish, translations for French Canada are not exactly the same as French translations for France? As we’ve posted about recently in reference to food...
Have you been tasked with having US Spanish translations done, and aren’t sure where to start? Many non-Spanish speakers wonder if the Spanish spoken in different parts of the world is different, and the matter of US Spanish translations adds further questions since...
Machine Translation: What is it? What is machine translation? Machine translation (MT) refers to automatic translation done by a computational engine, or program, which produces “complete” output in the target language based on source language input. It can be...
Machine Translation and Confidentiality Machine translation and confidentiality: not a problem often discussed. Once text is typed into a translation engine, such as Babylon, Google Translate or Bing, who owns the translation? When working with a language service...
Cross-Cultural Communication and the various dimensions When thinking about cross-cultural communication it is easy to fall into the trap of thinking in stereotypes. For example: Japanese employees never speak their mind while Americans are loud and bossy....
In legal cases, where foreign language documents provide the source of legal discovery, the choice of translators for legal translation can help or hurt the case. Hiring quality translators with subject matter expertise might not be enough to convince the court about...
