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translation for writers

Why a language change is a writer’s greatest threat

Being able to write, just as being good at translation, is a gift. Writing to convey ...
Interpreters fail to attend court interpreting - translation

Gun crime conviction overturned ‘because of poor translation’

A suspect in a gun and drug case in the US has had his conviction overturned ...
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Machine Translations Accused of Sexism

Machine translations including Bing and Google Translate have been found to produce unintentionally sexist translations. The ...
Typists website localisation

Typos that cause blushes

Transcription can be something of a minefield. Fail to check the finished text, or rely on ...
MP mistranslated

Were Danish MP’s comments lost in translation?

A Danish MP who appeared to label traditional Māori customs "grotesque" has now claimed her words ...
Quiche

Ooh La La: Quiche Gets Lost in Translation

Is there anything more delicious than a little bite of quiche? Certainly, at a glamorous house ...
Mistranslation

The Week In Mistranslation

This week has seen numerous mistranslations come to light - and most of them have been ...
Babel

YouTube Auto Transcription ‘Turning Scots to Gobbledygook’

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson has had his words mangled by YouTube's auto-captioning system in an ...
Crepe

Mistranslations That Have Changed the World

Mistranslations are not just embarrassing - it's the type of mistake that has the power to ...