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  We all know it – machine translations will never be able to replace human translators or professional translation agencies. They are however, even in 2018, extremely generous when it comes to giving us reasons to giggle. Sure, Google is a truly fantastic tool when it comes to communicating with friends or family, but for […]

We all know that poking a lion with a stick isn’t the best of ideas. Similarly, saying certain things to a professional translator can also be extremely dangerous and can result in serious trauma, injuries or even being cursed in an unfamiliar language.  In order to protect you from those types of unpleasant situations, here are 5 […]

The machine translation industry is advancing at a quick rate, yet such innovations never fail to fall short of criticism. The idea of having effective translations are proving to be an attractive prospect to some. But for a translator like myself, this idea isn’t as favourable. There is no doubt that machine translation technologies have […]

There are going to be people who will look at the title of this post and question what is it that I love about working as a translator. I can just hear the usual “isn’t your job repetitive?”, “do you ever leave your house?” or “do you have a social life?” Yes, well, I do […]

High quality, accurate translation and localisation of marketing material, such as websites is perhaps one of the most important and vital measures a business must take in order to successfully reach and obtain new customers in foreign markets. In today’s globalised world, where internet rules our lives, both professional and personal, and where over 20% people […]