Why hire a human? There’s more to translation than first meets the eye
Machines are getting better but in translation, you still need a human eye. And not just human either - here's why you should bring in an expert.
Know your market, by being your market: it turns out bikes aren’t just bikes
On so many of my cycling adventures, my fiancé has been there telling me how much more I would enjoy cycling with a better bike. It turns out he was right; but he didn't expect a better bike to make
What is a translation memory?
To give a basic definition, the TM is a file to which the CAT tool saves each individual segment and its translation. But that basic definition raises further questions, so let’s take a step back.
A Day in the Life of a Translator
I certainly wouldn’t be the first to say that, having led the WFH life, I couldn’t go back to a “9 to 5”. Here's how this translator does it.
What are source and target texts?
If there’s one thing that pops up in every profession it’s terminology and, if ever there were a vital set of terminology for translation, “source texts” and “target texts” are it.