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Trados - Is It a Must?
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Accommodation in Translation
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Machine translation (MT), and the future of the translation industry
Useful Machine Translations of Japanese Patents Have Become a Reality
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The Business of Translating
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Two New Portuguese Dictionaries
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Test Translations - an Update
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A Historical Overview of a Theoretical Polarization in Theater Translation
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Coping with You
Maddening Amusements; A Richness of Trees
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The Use of Transition Notes in Learning English & Translation
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Demonio ex Machina
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Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese
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Creciente avance del teletrabajo
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Traduciendo errores originales
Naming files in translation projects
Lenguaje Políticamente Correcto ¿sí o no?
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Making Your Resume Stand-Out: A Lesson in Professionalism
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Apuntes básicos para evitar algunos problemas innecesarios al traducir
Georgian Fonts
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Second Language Acquisition: Learners' Errors and Error Correction in Language Teaching
Greek Cultural Keywords: Language Reflecting Culture Through Vocabulary
Promoting your translation web site through the Open Directory
A TagEditor Secret
Spell It Right! (in the context of Hindi)
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Language Politics
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Switching word order in MS Word
Closing old Kudoz questions
The Case for Two (or Three) Monitors
Common Mistakes in Translating from Chinese into English
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Algunos interrogantes vigentes en el mundo de la traducción.
Utilisation des codes ASCII pour les lettres accentuées en français (non présentes sur les touches du clavier)
Sixteen (16) cornerstones of ProZ.com
CONCEPTOS BÁSICOS DE TRADUCTOLOGÍA
Research and Analysis in the Translation of Correspondence
Wie man den PC im Internet standfest macht (Oktober 2006)
A Price That Is Too High to Pay
Personalidad del Interprete
The Details and the Spirit of a Literal Translation
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Creation of Local Techie Translator-Consulting Pools
EXPLAIN or TRANSLATE: a perpetual dilemma for English-language teachers
Common Errors Made by Macedonian Learners of English Due to L1 Interference
Ppt.Helper - A Real Help!
Migration from SDL Termbase to Trados Multiterm
Critique of translation in Indonesia
Terminología y terminótica en la formación de traductores e intérpretes en Argentina
Dua Teknik Dasar: perspektif penerjemah Indonesia
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Team Collaboration
KudoZ di Proz.com (Pembaca Indonesia)
Using Dragon Naturally Speaking in translations
The Freelance Translator's Website: Futile Accessory or Professional Tool?
Les traducteurs et la révolution informatique
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A Memory that Never Forgets
Lu Xun: A Case Study in Foreignising Translation
'Tulip Fever' by Deborah Moggach; a comparison of the English original and its French and Spanish translations
An introduction to ProZ.com Connect!
How to generate a multiple language terminology db from a Web glossary
Smilies & Other Basic Text Formats in Proz.com Forums: Quick Reference Guide
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The invisible client and service provider
Serbian Language for Agencies and Outsourcers
Are you a "green" translator?
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Translation Evaluation in Educational Setting for Training Purposes: Theories and Application
Consciousness in Translation - Part Three
Blind translators
Teaching English to second language learners
Aesthetics of Saudade
Blogging - what's it all about?
Developing Departments of English
The Communicational Circuit of Translation
San Jerónimo y la traducción
Currency Risk Mitigation 101 for Translators
Consciousness in Translation - Part Four
ATA 2006 Article: Quality Assurance for the Translation Industry: Tips and Tricks
ATA Presentation 2007: Free and Open Source Software for Translators
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Put OCR Software in Your Business Model
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Become a Succesfull Conf Interpreter
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Multilingual Clients and Language Interference.
Brazilian vs. European (aka Continental or Iberian) Portuguese explained for non-Portuguese speakers
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A Tradução Audiovisual
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John Donne’s metaphysical poetry
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» De los orígenes del lenguaje
By Daltry Gárate | Published 07/31/2008 | Language Specific | Recommendation:
¿De dónde surge toda la variedad de idiomas? Exploremos juntos varias teorías acerca del origen del lenguaje y descubramos una maravillosa y lógica explicación.
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» Xenoglosofilia di Indonesia - Suatu Kelainan Psikolinguistik?
By Hipyan Nopri | Published 05/13/2008 | Language Specific | Recommendation:
Orang Inggris berbicara dalam bahasa Inggris; orang Italia berbicara dalam bahasa Italia; orang Jerman berbicara dalam bahasa Jerman; orang Arab berbicara dalam bahasa Arab; orang Spanyol berbicara dalam bahasa Spanyol. Apakah orang Indonesia juga berbicara dalam bahasa Indonesia? Jawabannya, ya dan tidak. Mengapa jawabannya ya dan sekaligus juga tidak? Mari kita baca uraian di bawah ini.
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» Serbian Language for Agencies and Outsourcers
By miro_s | Published 06/30/2007 | Language Specific | Recommendation:
The article outlines what the agencies/outsourcers unfamiliar with Serbian should know and establish together with the translator when negotiating a job.
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» THINKING IN ENGLISH, SPEAKING LOCALIZED
By Koral Özgül | Published 06/18/2007 | Language Specific | Recommendation:
GENERIC PROBLEMS IN TURKISH LOCALIZATION RELATED TO THE SOURCE TEXT STRUCTURE
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» The Linguistic Conflict in Belgium
By Maria Karra | Published 06/4/2007 | Language Specific | Recommendation:
The Linguistic Conflict in Belgium
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