A “dialogue of the deaf”, that is the way that the Public Defender of Honchian Lin described the quality of translators provided to his client in Haifa, Israel.
During the initial questioning, trial and appeal of Lin for the brutal murder of his girlfriend, the Haifa police encountered difficulties in providing an adequate simultaneous translator for […]

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When foreigners learn the English language, they tend to learn it through the use of the standard English accent. But what is the ‘standard English accent’? In Britain, we have so many different accents that are difficult to decipher even for the British people – never mind people from other countries. The story doesn’t stop […]

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A translation error has almost left Russian prisoners at a UK prison heading to the ‘execution yard’ for their daily exercise.
The error was found within an information booklet aimed at Russian-speaking prisoners serving time at Lincoln prison. A member of staff spotted the mistake at the proofing stage: where the outside area should have been […]

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Kwintessential are proud to announce their inclusion in the latest version of The Savvy Client’s Guide to Translation Agencies. Authored by John Yunker the guide offers great insight into the industry and the main players offering translation services.
More about the guide…
Go global with confidence

Your translation agency is your voice to the world. Select the right […]

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Summary
Translation of documents from one language into another language should be considered thoughtfully.  Communication from one culture to another culture is key in the disciplines of manual and machine translation activities.
Machine or Online Translation
Machine or online translation can be defined as the activity or process of entering a text or document into a translation software […]

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Summary
Translation of documents from one language into another language should be considered thoughtfully.  Communication from one culture to another culture is key in the disciplines of manual and machine translation activities.
Machine or Online Translation
Machine or online translation can be defined as the activity or process of entering a text or document into a translation software […]

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1. BBC debate and the power of Machine Translation
2. Translation and Culture
3. Translation and Litigation

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…

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…

Google have set their sites on developing their translation software. Over the years the company has clocked onto the potential the world wide web holds especially in non-English speaking countries. The launch of many innovative translation tools has already seen it trailblazing ahead of the likes of Yahoo! and Microsoft in terms of engaging the […]

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