Years ago, as I stood amidst Indian officials and foreign diplomats at a reception I was invited to at the Taj Mahal Hotel in Bombay, interpreting a speech given by one of the Arab Ministers of Oil, I learned my first lesson on the rules of translation. The lesson was taught to me by the …
Are Your Translators Unbiased or are They Politically Motivated? Read More »
This question has been troubling me for some time now. I say troubling, not because I personally have any doubt that business and ethics can and must coexist for a company to realize success. I say it because reality shows that, despite the fact that all the companies in the corporate world have their so-called …
And, why we reject machine translation? At the beginning of every training class, I, as the instructor, make it a point to explain to the linguists the gravity of mistranslation, and the importance of taking the task at hand very seriously. I tell them without hesitation, that any translation mistake can be serious enough to …
Lost in Translation – Why you must be careful in selecting your translator Read More »
