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Published On - August 27, 2009

K International Language BlogTags: Facebook, Translation, Translation Errors

Will Facebook Own Crowdsourced Translation?

On Tuesday, the Baltimore Sun noted that Facebook has applied for a patent for its crowdsourced translation application. The app, which has been in use since early last year, has helped Facebook quickly and efficiently translate its pages into different languages....

President Obama in Controversy over Healthcare Translation Policy

Published On - August 20, 2009

K International Healthcare, Language BlogTags: Interpreting, Language, Translation

Controversy over Healthcare Translation Policy

Accoring to various news reports there is controversy in the USA this week over ‘ObamaCare’ policies which state proposed healthcare reform plans which include providing on site interpreters for patients who have limited English. The healthcare reform legislation is currently pending in Congress...

Published On - August 10, 2009

K International Language BlogTags: Google, Language, Translation

Google adds Hawaiian Language

Web giant Google have added a Hawaiian language version of its search engine. It was done by Keola Donaghy of the Ka Haka Ula Oke’elikolani college of Hawaiian Language. Keola Donaghy campaigned for 3 years to get Google to produce a Hawaiian version of its search engine. He estimates that it took...

Published On - August 7, 2009

K International Language BlogTags: Ancient Civilization, Technology, Translation

The Meaning of an Ancient Hieroglyphic Script

Translating ancient scripts is difficult, especially when the civilization they belonged to is long gone. We lucked out with the ancient Egyptians when we found the Rosetta Stone, which had the same passage translated into three different scripts: Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, demotic Egyptian and...

Published On - July 6, 2009

K International Language BlogTags: iPhone, Star Trek, Translation

Star Trek’s Universal Translator: Coming Soon to an iPhone Near You?

Remember the Universal Translator from Star Trek? The translator enabled members of the Star Trek crew to understand alien languages as they were spoken....

Published On - May 15, 2009

K International Language BlogTags: Conference, Translation

TED Conference Talks Now Available in Multiple Languages

TED (Technology-Entertainment-Design), the annual conference that brings together influential people from the areas of technology, entertainment and design, is now offering translated videos of speeches and performances from its conferences....

Published On - April 24, 2009

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: Language, Translation

The Evolution of Language

As this article on Forbes.com demonstrated, language is never static. It is constantly changing and evolving. But why? Why the English we speak is today different in so many ways from the English our grandparents spoke? Or the English Shakespeare spoke and wrote in? Language evolves for a number of ...

Published On - April 3, 2009

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: Language, Translation

Ebay Offer Translation Services to Japanese Vendors

Ebay have announced that they will be offering a translation service to Japanese sellers who want to list products on its English-language service which they hope will encourage cross border trade. The service will cause a slight delay in adding an item to the site but is relatively simple. Sellers ...

Published On - March 20, 2009

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: Bad translation, Translation, Translation Errors

Lost in Translation: 2 Cuban Pitchers

In the World Baseball Classic, an error in translation caused the Cuban baseball team to lose two of its top relief pitchers for their game against Mexico on Monday, March 16th....

Published On - March 17, 2009

Richard Brooks Language BlogTags: Education, Irish, Translation

Schools in Irish Translation Debate

The 11-plus examination is the entrance test for Grammar Schools. In Northern Ireland they are debating as to whether or not an Irish translation of the exam should be provided. According to the BBC an Irish language education body has requested that all schools provide suitable translations for the...