Referring to these as “deadly” sins is a quite an overstatement, but engaging in any of the following seven acts can definitely cause havoc in your company’s translation efforts.
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October4
7 (Deadly?) Translation Sins
October4
Language as Asset
On a periodic basis, Advanced Language Translation reaches out to its clients with information to help them guide their translation and localization decisions. We explain to our clients that any completed project is an asset to their company, having value, and functions to meet business development or customer commitments.
September13
Sale Torpedoed!
The Australian navy is reported to have spent nearly $700 million on a long-awaited anti-submarine torpedo from a European consortium only to have to spend an additional $110,000 translating critical technical documents.
May17
One language on the job
Recently in my fair city of Rochester, NY, eight city workers filed suit against city government because their supervisor told them they were no longer allowed to speak Spanish on the job.
Back in the January 31 issue of Time magazine, an article by Bryan Walsh caught my attention. Entitled “Pennies for Your Thoughts,” the article looks at a new trend for crowdsourcing on the Web.
