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 …

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

The 1st annual North American Summit on Interpreting was held in Washington, DC in June 2010. One of the feature events of the Summit, organized by InterpAmerica, was a presentation of the results of a comprehensive study of interpreting in North Ameri…

Anyone who has studied a foreign language knows that dealing with “the real lingo” can be a hurdle to effective communication.Many English-speakers who travel abroad hoping to make good use of their high school foreign language skills come in for a…

Medical translation and interpretation topics will be well-represented at the major industry event.The 51st annual ATA (American Translators Association Conference) will be held at the Hyatt Regency in Denver from October 27th to 30th, 2010. Participan…

Medical translation and interpretation topics will be well-represented at the major industry event.The 51st annual ATA (American Translators Association Conference) will be held at the Hyatt Regency in Denver from October 27th to 30th, 2010. Participan…