Translating into Aboriginal languages? Don’t ignore these 5 important details!
Although English and French are Canada’s only official languages, there are a large number of Aboriginal languages still in use today by the Indigenous people of our country. Since many of these languages are spoken by a small population, there are some important considerations one should take when requesting translation to an Aboriginal language. [...]
read moreDetails to Consider for your Translation Project
Thinking about having your documents translated? Many of our new clients who request a free quote include their contact information and the basic details of their request, but some forget important information that can affect the cost and turnaround of the project. Here are some important questions to ask yourself when starting a translation project: [...]
read moreUnderstanding Machine Translation’s Strengths
Last week, I wrote about being inspired by Kirti Vashee’s presentation on the application of statistical machine translation (MT). During this week, I had the chance to talk to several of our MT post editors about their views on editing MT output. It was very interesting to see their perspectives. Post editing raw output is [...]
read moreReal-time Translation Enabled by Advancements in Machine Translation
It was a real delight listening to Kirti Vashee from Asia Online presenting on the ROI of Machine Translation – Scoping and Measuring MT. It took place at the most recent annual Association of Language Companies conference in New Orleans between May 16-20, 2012. Much of the today’s online content is dynamic and continuously flowing. [...]
read moreAre you “wellthy?”
This is something I read last night from the Financial Post that was very interesting!! “If you treat your body like a temple it will elevate and enhance your personal brand, according to marketers and researchers, so much so that a term has been coined for the trend in recent years: ‘wellthy.’” The entirety of [...]
read moreLiving an Awesome Life blog
Last week, a friend of mine asked me to check out Sacha Chua’s Living an Awesome Life blog: http://sachachua.com/blog/. A warm and fuzzy feeling came over me clicking through the postings. Here I found someone else who is dedicated to living life intentionally. At an early age, I realized happiness means different things for different [...]
read moreRead Pen technical writers’ Meetup in Ottawa
Yesterday I joined seven technical writers in a Meetup group for lunch at the Ottawa Bagel Shop. Len Fardella, owner of Peter’s New Jobs told me about this group when he heard that I want to meet more technical writers (technical writing and translation are closely related). It is a small intimate gathering of people [...]
read moreDeclining translation rates in Canada
In the last month, I have been meeting with many translators residing in the National Capital region. Almost all of them are my “competitors” who compete for government business. They usually translate from English into French (Quebec) and most of them are suppliers for the Translation Bureau. A number of them have chatted with me [...]
read moreSay “I love you” in different languages
Valentine’s Day is here and in case you don’t have any ideas on how to surprise your love ones, we can help. Sending greeting cards (“valentines”) is one of the practices used to celebrate this day since its beginnings. You can send one of the free ecards we offer and say “I love you” in [...]
read moreTranslate into European Spanish or Latin American Spanish?
Spanish is the official language in 20 countries. It is spoken by 417 million people around the world (Ethnologue) and it’s the third language used online after English and Chinese. Even if it’s not an official language, Spanish is the second most used language in the United States; 95% of population speak Spanish in Puerto [...]
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