In an industry as fast-paced and demanding as language services, podcasts can be a perfect tool for linguists to keep up with the continuous changes in translation. Lately, in our Sunday LinkedIn series #TranslatorsEssentials, we have been recommending several podcasts for translators to gain insights from experts and get informed…
A business is only as successful as its people, and that couldn’t be truer when providing translation work. How do we know this? Well, when you think about it, translation services, more than many industries out there, need to get its team right. It’s all about effective use of language, and…
Do you know your localisation from your transcreation? Or your neural machine translation from your statistical machine translation? Over the last few weeks, we have been sharing some of the most commonly queried language lingo via our weekly #WordsOnWednesday posts across social media. Below, we’ve compiled our top 8 favourite…
Language support has become essential for businesses when connecting with audiences across the globe. Interpreting is one aspect of this service, facilitating multilingual verbal communication. This blog explores interpreting services; first looking at its history and how it started, then reviewing its importance in today’s changing world. Interpreting helps your…
With over 20 years of expertise in the translation industry, we appreciate the importance of a high-quality translation for our clients. The wider impact of the inaccurate translation of terminology or inappropriate use of language, for example, can be hugely detrimental to people’s lives and businesses. Using a comprehensive project…
Do you know your pangram from your lipogram or your palindrome from your semordnilap? At Mission Translate, we love language and the different ways it can be used to communicate. Here are five forms of English wordplay that we’ve enjoyed puzzling over. 1) Palindrome Probably the wordplay that is…
Working in the translation industry, we use the term localisation frequently. However, it has come to our attention that, outside of our industry, it may not be a term that is widely understood. This article aims to answer the question, ‘What is localisation?’ and share why it is crucial when…
The wider consequences involved in the translation of legal documents mean that accuracy is of vital importance. However, quite often, the luxury of time is not available, and a quick, efficient turnaround is needed to meet official case deadlines and appointments. Compromise on either factor is not an option. But,…
Transcription is the process of turning spoken words into written text. At first glance, it may seem straightforward. However, transcription is quite a skill to master; one which can sometimes take years to perfect. Furthermore, it is not just the skills of the transcribers that affect how the written data…
When working on global market research studies, market research companies need to deliver accurate, high-quality data for their end clients, so that they can make informed business decisions. However, when market researchers are faced with a market, who, although may speak English, may not fully understand the requirements of…
