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It’s quite amazing how easy it is to make a translation mistake so that a text is actually mistranslated.  This could be due to the proofreading services used or just simply a failure of the translator when researching language equivalence.

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Some translators new to the translation business think they are competent enough in many languages and try to market their ability in those languages. This can lose the translator his or her credibility if he or she does not manage to offer the same standard of translation in each language. It’s better not to bite off more than you can chew. ... View More

No one writer ever produces a perfect text first time round. It might not be spelling, word choice or grammar construction that’s wrong but common mistakes often go back to the dreaded typo that even the best typist can’t avoid. Whether it’s for a blog post, a cover letter for a job vacancy or you are a translator with website translation ... View More

Do you ever consider the effects of bad proofreading on your business? It may be marketing material, pages on your company website, correspondence and emails that your staff may send or documents that you need to complete. Whatever it is can have a marked effect on the way your business is perceived by your customers and business associates. If ... View More

These days the majority of businesses use videos on their websites with a live presenter who provides information about the product. This is a great motivator for marketing and selling products because the potential customer can get the feel of the product. It should be remembered though that if you are globalising your business and you are getting your website translated into other ... View More

It has been estimated that over 90% of translation work involves the translation of technical documents. Much of this is needed whenever a company introduces a new product which is destined for the global market. Technical translation is not just a matter of translating instruction manuals and information central to the maintenance and use of the product but may also mean providing ... View More

It cannot be stressed more than anything else how important it is to have medical device user information translated accurately into the languages of those countries where the device is to be marketed. It is of primary importance that linguists or translators working with you to provide accurate medical translation services have particular skills so that a perfect understanding of ... View More

Travelling to another country is a chance to talk to the locals and find out about how they live and share experiences, but this is not easy when they don’t speak your language and you don’t speak theirs. You can’t always learn a new language just to have a holiday for a week or two and if ... View More

Translations provided by legal document translation services may be necessary in certain situations. When they are, it requires exceptional knowledge on the part of the legal translator, working for professional translation services to ensure the correct meaning is conveyed in the translated document.

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Today, with so many people wanting translations and many more seeking work as a translator it is easy to choose a translation service with the cheapest quote to provide a translation. However, it should not be forgotten that a cheap translation is not always the best. Just imagine a job creating instructions in another language for a medical device or product. If any mistakes are made in the translation ... View More