Dirty Little Secrets for Translators

07
Aug

parentheses vs. dash

(Source: Grammarly.com)

The Parentheses

Parentheses are used to separate explanatory or qualifying remarks in a sentence. However, content within parentheses is typically not necessary to fully understanding the sentence. For example, “The summer solstice (between June 20 and June 22) is the longest day of the year.” Using parentheses to interject the possible dates of the solstice, as they vary from year to year, adds to the complete understanding of this sentence. But those dates are not strictly necessary; the sentence was fine without them.Read more…

07
Aug

University Guide 2015

Modern languages and linguistic

Includes French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, south Asian, African, Australasian, modern Middle Eastern languages, and literature and linguistics

Foreign language dictionaries
05
Aug

5,000 new words to be added to Scrabble dictionary

Scrabblers rejoice: 5,000 new words to be added to Scrabble dictionary

04
Aug

10 things you need to know about translation technology

Fumbling for words in a foreign language? We have the answer.

1 Google is splashing its cash2 Other apps are available
3 Translation in your eyes
4 There is more to translation technology than visuals
5 eBay also wants in
6 Even Twitter wants to translate for you
7 You’ve got mail … and it might be translated
8 Sign language is getting translation tech too
9 Your online meeting just got interesting
10 Translation tech can be about more than words
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04
Aug

Skype Translator vows to translate multilingual voice calls

Skype Translator vows to translate multilingual voice calls – but is it any good?