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The art of translation in the modern age
You might not realize it, but there are translators and interpreters all around us in our daily lives. In our
Sacagawea: The legendary Native American interpreter that helped shape the history of the United States
In 1803, Thomas Jefferson was the 3rd president of the United States, and the newly formed nation had just made
Glocalization: The best of both worlds
You might think the terms ‘localization’and ‘globalization’ are opposites, but in reality, they go hand in hand, as in the
The Tale of Genji
It happens sometimes that, over the course of hundreds of years, a language evolves in such a way that it
The Bible and Translation
The history of translation would not be the same without the existence of the Bible. Many practices that are implemented
How a Mistranslation Almost Led to WWIII
The effect of a mistranslation isn’t always as simple as an ad campaign gone wrong or a scientist being driven
The Fallout of Misinterpretation
The deeper we go into history, the more we realize how poor translations have been the reason behind many conflicts.
Interpreters of Prehistory
The practice of interpreting originated much earlier than the invention of writing, and even though interpreters are portrayed in the
How accurate are machine translations?
According to a 2016 study on the accuracy of machine translations, the average modern, browser-based translation software was 3x more
A Translation Problem in Immigration Court
According to an article in the ‘New Yorker’ magazine from 2019 written by Rachel Nolan, a Guatemalanwoman expressed to an
When a Translation overtakes the Original
It’s already strange when a translation of a text is considered better than the original.Rarer still is that the very
The truth is rarely pure and never simple
You’ve probably heard of Oscar Wilde.He was known in his time as a witty and flamboyantplaywright and author and for