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The Harry Potter Phenomenon Leads the Pack in Professional Translations
If you’re the kind of person who likes to read an international bestseller in your own language, then you may just be fluent in one of the 67 different languages in which J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter has been translated around the world. One of the most widely read works of children’s literature in history, with readers of all ages worldwide, Harry Potter books have sold an estimated 450 million copies, and translated from the original English into at least 67 other languages. If you had doubts about the importance of professional translation, then this bestselling book is just one of many examples that prove why professional translations in a global village such as ours, is of critical importance on many
Comparing Human Translation from English to Chinese with that of Machines
If you had no idea how utterly hilarious and incorrect machines translate English to Chinese, then you will be completely astounded at some of the non-human translations we’ve unearthed from testing some of these online DIY services. Before you find yourself falling prey to these automated services, after you learn more about the perils you’re likely to encounter when you translate English to Chinese using a computer generated translation service online, you’ll likely want to ensure that you hire a service that uses humans to do the work. This article injects a bit of satirical humor into an otherwise serious matter, and will likely have you in stitches and learning a thing or two about the perils of automated English
Why US Businesses Need to Consider Spanish Translation Services
More and more businesses in the United States realize that until you’ve considered targeting your business to the Hispanic community, you will miss out on a growth market that currently exceeds an annual spend of over $333 billion. It is for this reason that, any businesses looking to grow needs to consider commissioning a Spanish translation service to help translate their sales information material into Spanish. This article will discuss the importance of tapping into the Spanish market to grow your business exponentially. According to statistics, Hispanics are the fastest growing minority group in the United States, with a population exceeding 50 million. This particular community therefore, collectively, possesses purchasing power to the tune of hundreds of billions. Any business
How to Translate into Spanish with Utmost Proficiency
If you’ve only used computer assisted translation (or artificial intelligence) to translate into Spanish, then you’ll have probably realized by now how inaccurate that can be. I’m sure we all acknowledge and appreciate the advancement in technology on all fields around us, from industry to agriculture and even the way in which we meet other people and go on to forge lasting relationships with them over the internet. I particularly like to use the online dictionary and thesaurus to find alternative words for my pros, again, very handy and fast—thanks to the advancement in technology that this is even possible—but when you want to translate into Spanish, I’m afraid it isn’t quite so simple. The more you experience the shortcomings