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Jan122022

How do you know if the translator you hired did a good job?

Did the translator do a good job?

The question has undoubtedly crossed your mind: did the translator do a good job? You have a short email to translate into Spanish, and since you heard that Google Translate might make mistakes, the expert translation services of an experienced professional are best for your needs. You don't...

Feb82021

Dialects dilemma

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While foreign languages are here to stay, some are dying, like "Shanghainese," as described in the article below. Coming from Italy, where dialects in each region are entirely different languages, I have always been torn between the idea of preserving them as part of our culture, our history,...

Feb12021

Addressing Health Inequities for Limited English Proficiency Patients: Interpreter Use and Beyond

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https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/147/2/e2020032383

Jan152021

Virginia uses Google Translate for COVID vaccine information.

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That’s how “the vaccine is not required” became “the vaccine is not necessary" on the Spanish version of VDH’s frequently asked questions page for nearly a...

Nov42020

Making sure language doesn’t get in the way of health care.

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Great article on The Seattle Times, by Gracie Bonds...

Oct152020

How International News Reaches International Readers

Posted in: Advocacy, Articles, Blog, Industry, Industry News, Info-tainment

'Translators often remain in the shadows—both because, when a translation is done well, nobody notices, and because plenty of outlets don’t give credit for translations. Yet Ítaka believes that “we must reclaim the place of the translator and know that it is very important in a...

Sep162020

11 Italian- American Words (Itanglish)

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"Little by little, new American words started to become part of their everyday lives, infiltrating their Italian way of life, intermingling with the various Italian regional dialects, and ultimately bringing heart and soul to the streets of Little Italy. Years later, these continue to form an...

Jul292020

The Ultimate Multitaskers- Amazing Brain of Language Interpreters

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If you choose one thing to read today, let it be this amazing article. You're...

Jul232020

What Characteristics Keep a Language From Extinction?

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Often as a child I would wonder about how the languages got to be what it is today. I'm sure you did too! But seriously, it is a thought that can even breed revolutionary ideas in a linguistic field. Our friends at Phys.org take us on a very brief scientific exploration on the features...

Jul222020

Creativity in Translation- “Can Poetry Be Translated?”

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There are many caveats to the English language when it comes to translating poetry. Today we explore how some translators find creative measures in the translation of poetry to English from any other language as well as the necessity of communicating a message using two languages as a reality for...

Jul162020

Roberta Barroca Gives a Fresh Perspective

Posted in: Advocacy, Articles, Blog, Industry, Info-tainment

"A bit over a year ago, I wrote the article “Remote Interpreting: Not Even Remotely as Much Fun.” I focused on the FUN FACTOR involved in the interpreter’s lifestyle and how RSI platforms were the 1984 Terminator cyborg mercilessly killing all the fun. Since the start of the current pandemic,...

Jul42020

“Learn to collaborate with the inevitable” Claudia Vianello (My mom)

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When my grandmother was a teenager, on Sundays, she used to have so much fun going to Piazza D’Armi (Torino, Italy) to watch these guys: And some years later, as an adult, she witnessed this: Remember when it used to cost an arm and a leg to make an international...