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Mar30
Where is Translation Headed?

For no particular reason I'm sitting here thinking about translation's ultimate destination.  Maybe these ponderings can serve as the catalyst for fruitful--or at least creative--conversation. 

Machine translation should eventually go the way of Big Blue, the chess-playing computer, and end up out-performing human translators.  It may be many years away, but things are heading that way.  On another track, I have to believe that the Internet will open the way to a new Mother Tongue--some common language (probably an invented language, though some think that English will take over) to fit the capacity of instantaneous, inexpensive, global communication.  Both tracks lead to a common end: no need for translators between modern languages.

Or am I dreaming?

Mar29
Good Translations: Concha y Toro Wines
I turn today to one of my favorite countries--Chile--to praise a truly admirable bilingual website: that of the Concha y Toro Wineries.   And I don't even drink wine. Continue Reading
Mar24
How to Translate the "GO" Button in Spanish
I got a recent comment from Art to an earlier entry about translations of the "GO" button  from English to Spanish on the Internet.  Specifically, he asks for "something short and direct" for "Go".  Here's one.  "MARCHA"    What do you think?  Continue Reading
Mar17
Bad Translations? Not in Norway
I have been browsing Norwegian web sites looking for bad translations into English.  Bo-ring!  They do it too well. Continue Reading
Translating Out of Your Mother Tongue
A recent comment prompts me to write about the advisability of offering to translate out of your native language.  Carmen wrote: "I am interested in becoming a certified translator. Spanish to English and English into Spanish."  Short answer: don't do it. Continue Reading
Mar14
Bad Translations - VisitChile
When crossing the cultural divide, enlist a guide from the target culture.  VisitChile has done themselves a disservice by publishing, for the world to see, evidence that they aren't prepared to deal well with English-speaking tourists. Continue Reading

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