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Facebook Translator Runs on Neural Networks
Why Facebook is the most dangerous competitor for every translation agency Communicating in your native language is always easier than in a foreign language. Facebook understands this very clearly and is constantly working on improving their translator. For this company, this function is particularly important, since, perhaps, its main mission is to connect people…
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I Used Google Translate to Translate My Driver License!
As you all know, machine translators such as Google Translate, were traditionally not very reliable. There are numerous horror stories of cheapskate customers who rely on it to translate their personal documents such as birth certificates, marriage certificates, divorce decrees and driver licenses and then getting in trouble because of that! Google Translate started…
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Important things before ordering the translation
Today, with there being many translations companies, Google translate and other free online translations, finding the right professional translation agency is very important. A company with good online reputation, testimonial, client lists, provides excellent work and Customer Service Support whether it’s over the phone or by email. As a new buyer you do not need…
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Mistranslations: Funny signs from all over the world
Every linguist in the world has had their gears grinded at least one when they saw the horror of translations done by a machine. Everywhere a translator or linguist goes it’s like they cannot help but notice all of the wrong grammar and mistranslations. There are so many outrageous illustrations and cases of how machine…
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3 Warning Signs You’ve Hired an Incompetent Translator
3 Warning Signs You’ve Hired an Incompetent Translator Working with translators can be challenging—in most situations, when you look for a freelancer to handle some work-for-hire task on your behalf, you can look through their portfolio, see if they are a good fit for your needs, and make a decision based on prior experience and…
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Speaking English is Mexican Translation!
A trend we’ve noticed at Translation Cloud lately is a rise in requests for Mexican Spanish translation, year over year. But we’ll let you in on a little secret: if you speak English, you may already know some Mexican Spanish words and phrases and not even know it. Read on for a list of some…
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WordPress Translation Plugin For WooCommerce
The world of electronic commerce, or how we call it Ecommerce is growing. It began with Amazon.com back in 1993 and it continues today on WordPress. And if you are looking to start selling something online, nothing comes better than South African ecommerce plugin for WordPress: WooCommerce. WooCommerce is a popular plugin. According to the…
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Will Amazon Translate Disrupt the Language Industry? [OPINION]
It’s been pretty quiet here. Few large folks such as Google Translate, Microsoft and Yandex have split the world in pieces and divided it on a map. US is largely with Google, Russia with Yandex. The world was in the dynamic equilibrium and nothing notable has been happening since 2011. But! Let’s not forget about…
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Free Weglot Alternative – ConveyThis Translate!
When it comes to making your WordPress website translated into multiple languages, the costs will start piling up quickly. Multilingual website in Spanish, French, German, Japanese or Russian is not an cheap amenity. At this point, you might have already tried Weglot or similar SaaS plugins. They work fast, require very little setup and pre-translate…
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A Guide to Installing WordPress in Other Languages
After our last post on translating the content on your WordPress site, you may be wondering if there’s also a way to translate the admin panel and other “back-end” features as well. As a matter of fact, there is, and in this guide we’ll show you a few ways to do it!
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