New blog: Language and Culture

Our third new blog category will feature all aspects of language use and culture – and how they connect.As we announced on August 2nd, we’ve created three new blogs. Our Translation, Interpretation and Localization blog focuses on the three mai…

The dangers of machine translation in the medical field

Relying on machine translation is risky in any field, but presents particular dangers in medicine.The International Medical Interpreters Association couldn’t make it any clearer: in their Guide on Medical Translation, the section about automated …

The dangers of machine translation in the medical field

Relying on machine translation is risky in any field, but presents particular dangers in medicine.The International Medical Interpreters Association couldn’t make it any clearer: in their Guide on Medical Translation, the section about automated …

Really, really lost in translation

Bootleg DVD covers provide some decidedly creative translations of film descriptions.After writing this blog for over four years, I was starting to think I had covered about every example of mistranslation possible. Mangled menus, incomprehensible sign…

Really, really lost in translation

Bootleg DVD covers provide some decidedly creative translations of film descriptions.After writing this blog for over four years, I was starting to think I had covered about every example of mistranslation possible. Mangled menus, incomprehensible sign…

Clues to cross-cultural understanding

Whether you receive foreigners or travel abroad, cross-cultural awareness is a key factor in doing business.“When in Rome, do as the Romans do,” goes the old saying. If only cross-cultural communication and awareness were so simple! The fac…

Clues to cross-cultural understanding

Whether you receive foreigners or travel abroad, cross-cultural awareness is a key factor in doing business.“When in Rome, do as the Romans do,” goes the old saying. If only cross-cultural communication and awareness were so simple! The fac…

London given Etiquette Guide ahead of 2012

Avoid saying “thank you” to a Chinese compliment, and don’t ask a Brazilian personal questions.
Those are among the tips in a new etiquette guide designed to help create a warm welcome for visitors ahead of the 2012 London Olympics.
The list was compiled by VisitBritain, the national tourism agency, and is geared to help everyone from […]

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Chinese market prompting company name translations

The allure of the Chinese market is prompting western companies and business locations to have their names translated into Chinese. It is a ticklish task, since Mandarin characters can have both phonetic and descriptive meanings.
Guernsey has lately taken the plunge, registering a Chinese name whose characters imply that it is a “finance island”. According to […]

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New blog: Medical Translation and Interpretation

Our second new blog category will focus on one of our specialties: medical translation and interpretation.As I posted last week, we’ve just finished reorganizing our blogs to better reflect what our company does — and what I write about. Our sec…