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Translation and Deadlines: Handling Short Notice Requests

You have a project that requires a quick turnaround. Do you know the questions that must be asked of your translation service? Make no mistake,...

June 17, 2016 · 3 minutes · Ulatus

Translation and Cultures: Why You Can’t Just Have a Cup of Coffee!

Have you ever walked down the street and just known somebody was a foreigner or tourist? This question is easier to ask in America where...

June 16, 2016 · 3 minutes · Ulatus

Translation vs Transliteration vs Transcreation: The Decision Framework No One Else Gives You

Back in 2009, HSBC's tagline "Assume Nothing" got mistranslated into "Do Nothing" across several markets, and fixing the mess reportedly cost the bank around $10...

June 15, 2016 · 7 minutes · Ulatus

Translation Issues: Avoiding the Most Common Challenges

As soon as you have decided that you need a translation, you need to decide on the type of service you need and schedule the...

June 15, 2016 · 3 minutes · Ulatus

Translation Challenges: When Customs Don’t Translate

When cultures clash, the repercussions can be serious. Part of the globalization and localization process for your documents needs to include the testing and editing...

June 14, 2016 · 4 minutes · Ulatus

Translation Terminology – Deciphering the Acronyms

Like any profession or field, translation has a vocabulary all of its own. In addition to the hundreds of terms that are specific to the...

June 14, 2016 · 3 minutes · Ulatus

Translation Services – A Basic Translation Primer

Whether you have an 800-page book, an academic dissertation, a series of product manuals, legal contracts, or just need a birth certificate translated into another...

June 9, 2016 · 3 minutes · Ulatus

Translation and Etiquette: Is It Ever Just a Formality?

You likely won't be addressing many letters to a Roman Emperor, but a few centuries ago the old quill would have drained half an ink...

June 8, 2016 · 3 minutes · Ulatus

Translation and Language Plurality

In English, there are just two forms of plurality, singular and plural. Children in English-based schools learn to form plurals from the earliest of years,...

June 7, 2016 · 4 minutes · Ulatus

Translation and Globalization: More Languages, More Exposure, More Sales

The benefits of a global economy coupled with an ever-expanding number of translation language pairs have created exciting opportunities for those ready and able to...

June 6, 2016 · 3 minutes · Ulatus

Translation Services and Confidentiality Agreements

Translators have access to some of the world's most heavily guarded secrets. Think about it...businesses go through millions of dollars in security to protect proprietary...

June 3, 2016 · 3 minutes · Ulatus

Translation Challenges: What to do When Items Don’t Translate

Science and math have an advantage when it comes to translation. Most of the signs, symbols, and lexemes associated with these fields are relatively universal....

June 1, 2016 · 3 minutes · Ulatus

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