Will translation software replace translators in the future?
Imagine you’re in a foreign country using a software device that can translate any language into your native language. No more walking around with a bilingual dictionary trying to [...]
Machine Translation and Logging
Why do you need to beware of machine translation? Here is another question: How do you know the translation provided applies to your specific field? In your own language, [...]
Top Questions to Ask Your Translation Company [Checklist]
Asking your translator these questions might help you decide who is going to get you the best results. You have about 30 seconds to persuade potential foreign language customers [...]
Are you Delicious or Delightful? President Macron’s Bad Translation Mistake
Bad translation can even make world leaders look silly, so imagine what it can do to your business. Do you remember last year on the world stage in Sydney, Australia, [...]
Translation Bloopers Get the Wrong Kind of Attention
Translation Bloopers – we love them because they are so funny, and translation bloopers are even more amusing because we understand what the author intended. But bloopers can often elicit [...]
Wrong Translation for Food Co. Leads to ‘Unappetizing Blunder’
Some words in English sound similar to French and share comparable definitions, such as bizarre, or communication; however, the wrong translation of words sounding the same can be misleading and [...]
Beware the word manipulators: The strange case of the dog biscuits
Talk about the cost of free help! It’s like when I asked my neighbour to adjust my screen door, and it never worked again! Have you ever tried to do [...]
A Translation Error Results in One ‘Sick Sausage’
What’s the difference between cured ham and healed ham? To machine translation (MT), there is none, but to the Francophone markets, there is a distinct, yet amusing difference. Businesses strive [...]
The Word ‘Thong’ Leads to Funny Translation Mistakes
While presenting to an audience, my friend, Peter, a sales coach, started to tell a story about his childhood summers in Saskatchewan. A few minutes into his story, where he [...]