Translation Errors Archives

Published On - January 29, 2017

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: Translation Errors

President Trump, In Translation

T.S. Eliot called April the cruellest month. But not for professional translators and interpreters who specialize in news and politics. In 2016, the cruellest month was probably November, when they (along with the rest of the world) came to the horrifying realization that they would be stuck with Do...

fiendishly bad translations for halloween

Published On - October 31, 2016

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: Halloween, Translation Errors, translation fails

13 Fiendishly Bad Translations for Halloween

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Translation Gone Wrong 7 Big Translation Fails from 2016

Published On - July 31, 2016

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: Translation Errors, translation fails

Translation Gone Wrong: 7 Big Translation Fails from 2016

2016 is over halfway gone. Let’s look back at some of this year’s best examples of translation gone wrong (so far). This year, we have a little bit of everything, from menu translations that will kill your appetite to translation gaffes from major political candidates. Here are the ...

Published On - December 7, 2011

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: Language, Languages, Translation, Translation Errors

A Bounty on Engrish

Visitors to South Korea, take note. The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) has set a bounty on the awkward, low-quality translations known as “Engrish.” These malapropisms are a prime source of amusement for tourists abroad in Asian countries (see The Top 10 Asian English Translation Failures for ...

Language BlogTags: Translation Errors

Original‎ Chinese Translation of “Colombiana”‎

The distributors of the action movie Colombiana, which stars Zoe Saldana as a female assassin, ran into a bit of a hurdle when they tried to get the movie approved for distribution in Hong Kong. The problem? An unintentional double entendre in the movie’s original Mandarin title, “Hei-lan-ji...

Published On - August 31, 2011

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: American, Translation Errors

Bloomberg’s Warnings Lost in Translation

New York City has had one heck of a week. First, a mild earthquake shook the city. Then, just a few days later, Hurricane Irene blew in from the Caribbean. Luckily, the city dodged a bullet when the storm weakened before it struck land. As New York breathed a sigh of relief and began to […]...

Published On - March 16, 2011

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: Translation Errors

Translation Errors In Free Trade Agreement

A new free trade agreement sparked a controversy in South Korea after Korean lawyer Song Ki-ho uncovered numerous translation errors and discrepancies between the English language version the Korean one....

Published On - March 14, 2011

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: Google translate, Translation Errors

Magazine Illustrates Language Expert’s Article With Bungled Translations

A local magazine published an article about the importance of obtaining professional translations for companies doing business overseas with translation mistakes!...

Published On - November 23, 2009

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: Translation, Translation Errors

What Does Your Baby’s Name Mean?

A name that is merely “unique” in English could have a totally different, perhaps unwelcome, meaning in another culture....

Published On - September 11, 2009

K International Language BlogTags: Bad translation, Business, Machine Translation, Translation, Translation Errors

Talking Business: How to Avoid a Translation Fail

Some phrases just don’t translate-especially when you are relying on a computer to do the heavy lifting. The International Trade website has published a list of English business phrases that don’t translate well, and it illustrates this point beautifully. Take, for example, the common En...

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