A media expert argues that a “one-size-fits-all” approach Hispanic-oriented marketing won’t cut it anymore.As we have already pointed out in this blog, Spanish language translation is not enough to target Hispanic-American consumers. Of course, i…
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Here are a few of this year’s top April Fools’ hoaxes from the other side of the pond. With their significant time zone advance, European countries were pretty much finished with their April fooling around by the time US jokes were at pe…
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Medical language is difficult to master even in your own tongue. Need proof? Check out some online medical language quizzes.In our posts about medical translation, we often emphasize that medical translators and interpreters need to start by understand…
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Pennsylvania is reaching out to limited English proficiency speakers about a very specific problem: gambling addiction.Blogging about languages and language translation is a continual discovery. Just when you think you’ve covered it all, somethin…
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A Canadian resident spent several months under warrant for arrest in Italy because of a poorly translated phone conversation.A February 27 news story from The Toronto Sun reveals that area businessman Salvatore Oliveti has been exonerated from all char…
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A Canadian resident spent several months under warrant for arrest in Italy because of a poorly translated phone conversation.A February 27 news story from The Toronto Sun reveals that area businessman Salvatore Oliveti has been exonerated from all char…
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In the second post of a series about top linguistic sites, we will examine the artistic word site “Wordle.”. A lot of word-oriented sites are all about information, but Wordle is oriented towards creation. Perhaps you don’t recognize the nam…
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Two major language services associations have agreed to join forces to provide more member services.The Association of Language Companies (ALC) and The Globalization and Localization Association (GALA) have announced the beginning of a joint collaborat…
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If you want to get an exotic tattoo in a foreign tongue, you had best be sure of the translation.We all know tattoos are the rage in the USA, but were you aware that tattoo mistranslation is a recognized problem? Even the rich and the famous have been…
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It’s been a busy blogging year at Language Translation, Inc. Here’s a look back at five favorite posts from 2010.Bloggers generally love lists, and I am no exception. As I look forward to another year of blogging for Language Translation, Inc , I w…
