Mark Smith, Technology of Business reporter for the BBC wrote the following article in which he talks about the risks of auto translation and machine-translation solutions. Excel Translations does not endorse, recommend, or make representations with respect to the following content. Imagine a far flung land where you can catch a ride from the Jackie […]

The following article was written by Kim Wallmach, Director of the Language Center at Stellenbosch University. In this article Kim Wallmach explains why the United Nations marks International Translation Day every year to honor the work of language professionals. Excel Translations does not endorse, recommend, or make representations with respect to the following content. Why […]

The BBC’s Yemisi Adegoke recently published the following fascinating story about a Nigerian village where men and women do not speak the same languages. Excel Translations does not endorse, recommend, or make representations with respect to the following content. In Ubang, a farming community in southern Nigeria, men and women say they speak different languages. […]

Jacklyn Janeksela, a freelance writer, journalist and linguist, wrote the following article for the BBC. She describes why the Czech language owes its survival to puppetry. Excel Translations does not endorse, recommend, or make representations with respect to the following content. “I entered a puppet shop in Prague and peered towards the back corner into […]

Tessa Wong, from BBC News in Singapore, published the following article. She explains how a Singaporean linguist is hoping he can revive a dying language spoken by Portuguese Eurasians, a minority group who arrived in Singapore in the 16th Century. Excel Translations does not endorse, recommend, or make representations with respect to the following content. […]

Image: iStock photo – atakan The following article was published by Bryan Lufkin, a BBC Capital’s features writer. In his article, Bryan explains why lying about the foreign language you list on your résumé can be costly. Excel Translations does not endorse, recommend, or make representations with respect to the following content. Lots of us […]

Wordbee, a provider of translation management solutions based in Luxembourg, published the following article on the importance of a sound translation quality management solution to managing projects. Excel Translations does not endorse, recommend, or make representations with respect to the following content. Translation quality management can be a rather confusing subject due to the lack […]

Byte Level Research, a company dedicated to best practices in web and content globalization, has just released its 2018 Web Globalization Report Card. Below is a description of the report from its author, John Yunker. “The 2018 Web Globalization Report Card is the most ambitious report I’ve written so far and it sheds light on […]

Photo by History in HD on Unsplash Much has already been written on the difficulty that translators have when they have to translate Donald Trump’s speeches and messages into other languages. The president’s frequent mangling of the English language has left interpreters and translators scratching their heads the world over. What follows is an article […]

Translate.com’s website offers a free machine translation service powered by Microsoft Translator. Because the site’s highly coveted domain attracts heavy web traffic, thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of unsuspecting users looking for quick machine translation found their confidential data exposed on the internet. The following article was written and published by Florian Faes, Co-Founder […]