What a query log is for, and why you should ask to see one
The list of things a translator could not decide alone is the most useful document in the project, and the one clients are least often shown.
Practice6 min read
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Where machine translation earns its place, and where it does not
We use machine translation daily. We also refuse it for roughly a third of the work that comes in. The line between those two is more specific than the industry usually admits.
Read the articleWhat ISO 17100 actually requires, and what it does not
The standard is cited constantly and read rarely. Here is what certification genuinely commits a bureau to, and the three things clients wrongly assume it covers.
Standards5 min read
Terminology debt: the cost of never writing it down
Every organisation translating regularly accumulates inconsistency. It compounds quietly, and by the time anyone notices, correcting it costs more than the original translations did.
Terminology5 min read
Pseudolocalisation, or finding the bugs before the translators do
Half of what breaks in a localised interface has nothing to do with translation. You can find all of it in an afternoon, before a single word is translated.
Localisation4 min read
Localising for Japan: what breaks and why
Japanese is where most localisation pipelines built for European markets first fail. The causes are predictable, which means they are avoidable.
Localisation4 min read
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