by Asif Afzal | Mar 5, 2019 | Language, Translation
The popular Chinese messaging App, WeChat, has issued a formal apology after a translation hitch meant some English words were mistranslated in Chinese on March 3rd. The hitch, which offered mistranslations such as, ‘you are so Kris Wu’ being translated into ‘you’re...
by Asif Afzal | Feb 28, 2019 | Doing business, Language, Localization, Translation
Most industries have their fair share of acronyms and industry specific terminology that are used on a daily basis by those connected to the trade. Within the translation industry though, this terminology can be a little confusing for clients who may have never come...
by Asif Afzal | Feb 20, 2019 | Interpreting, Language, Translation
The translation industry has evolved in recent years with its forays into technological aids such as, AI, and Machine Translation (MT); scientists have discovered a way to translate brainwaves, Google Translate is used to translate more than 100billion words each day,...
by Asif Afzal | Feb 7, 2019 | Cross-Cultural Training, Doing business, Language, Localization, Translation
Perhaps you have just completed a degree in Arabic, or maybe you are someone who has lived most of your life in a country to which you aren’t native? Either way, if you are highly proficient in two or more languages there is a possibility that you are looking to find...
by Asif Afzal | Feb 4, 2019 | Interpreting, Language, Translation
Scientists from Columbia University are a step closer to developing a method for translating brainwaves directly into human speech. The new technology will be aimed at assisting patients who are unable to speak, and although this development is still a long way from...
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