Translation and Language Industry Observations
Translation and Language Industry Observations
by David Grunwald The US has no official language. So even though English is the defacto national language, there is no federal law that mandates English usage in any official way. This may amaze some readers, but hundreds of thousands of US Latino citizens in South Florida speak no or, at the best, halting English. …
GTS has rolled out a new feature on our website: you can now get instant price quotes for SRT files in over 80 languages. The process of getting a price quote for translation of SRT files is fast and easy: click here, upload the SRT files and select the languages. The quote and delivery time …
Argentina’s national team did very well and reached the World Cup final with a convincing 3-0 win over Croatia, the reigning runners-up to the world champion. Led by captain Lionel Messi, Argentina’s win was never in doubt. In celebration of the win, team Argentina tweeted a post in several languages to announce their ascent to …
by David Grunwald The R-word is being mentioned a lot in recent weeks. Are we already in recession? Are we out of the recession? Are we going to be in recession? There are many opinions but no clear-cut answer. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos had some interesting things to say about the current state of the …
by DL Miller If you spend time on the web and you’re sensitive to language, then you have probably noticed that not all blogs and websites follow the same rules. You may have spotted unfamiliar spellings and punctuation on sites that are clearly professionally written and edited. Why is that? It’s because there’s more than …
by David Grunwald Billionaire Elon Musk famously bought Twitter for $44 Billion and took the company private. Now what? Twitter is not a profitable company and has been losing money in recent years. Even in the odd year when they did turn a profit, it was very marginal. Twitter has always been about talk and …
People in different countries use different keywords when doing an online search. That’s why companies should perform keyword research by country and by language. By optimizing your website for the same terms that your customers use in each country, brands are much more likely to have high search engines rankings. Another fact to consider: just …
As a translation company sales person or freelance translator, you may be getting requests to provide free samples. If you say yes, then you are probably wasting time and resources for nothing. Hello, We are a law firm and used few human translation companies, but we are not satisfied with the quality of translation. I …
What is an unwritten language? Simply put, it is a language that is spoken but not written, and therefore has no written form by native speakers of that language. Unwritten languages by their very nature are obscure, and used by very few people. Spain for example has some dialects which are spoken by precious few …
Zoom has a function called live transcription that automatically transcribes the audio during the meeting and displays the transcript as subtitles. Using this feature will make it easier for meeting participants to follow the presentation and will make the virtual meeting experience more effective. In this article, we will explain in detail how to automatically …
by Luke Smith You’ve found a career that combines your love of language with your desire to help people. A career as a medical translator is both an art and a science. It is at once a creative and caring profession. Yet, you need much more than superb linguistic skills if you want to thrive …
by Andre Oentoro Video marketing is becoming ever more popular among business owners as one of the most effective strategies to increase online conversions. Considering how people enjoy watching videos and accessing them on their mobile phones, incorporating video campaigns is beneficial for many marketers. According to a study, 55% of people watch branded videos …
As widely reported by various media, China has shut off access to Google Translate in mainland China. Users in China that try to access translate.google.cn or translate.google.com are redirected to a link to Google Translate Hong Kong. But that won’t work in China either. Chinese also blocked the Google Translate API, rendering all apps that …