Despite continuing Brexit uncertainty, exports are still an integral part of many businesses. This often involves the need for technical translations. From my experience when there are translations to be done, some companies turn to their own internal resources or worse try to battle through using translation tools such as Google Translate. The danger with […]
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Email, yes it has helped speed up business communications. What would have taken days in the past can now be done almost instantaneously. Yes, it has opened up new global markets particularly for the technical translation industry. Yes, sometimes it can be a welcome break from work needing lots of concentration. Yet there is a downside […]
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As a technical translation company we are very aware of the importance of understanding and choosing the right terminology for different technical spheres. Order! Order! With Brexit putting more scrutiny on the British House of Commons globally, we thought we would share some of our favourite words and phrases from Parliament. A Another place (or […]
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At Omnilingua we have robust processes in place to make sure that we only deliver quality technical translations, whatever the language or market place. As we’re in the business of language, we perhaps notice grammar mistakes more in our everyday lives. Here are just nine grammar errors we come across regularly: 1) Your | You’re Your indicates belonging to/in […]
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Google Translate is getting better all the time but does this spell the end for technical translators? You can picture the scenario. A UK manufacturing business needs a technical translation done urgently for a customer quote into Arabic. The call goes out around the office: “Does anyone know Arabic?” “No, but how about Google?” The […]
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Becoming a technical author/communicator can be a very rewarding career. Many types of businesses and organisations need technical writing services. Here are our thoughts for those wanting to enter the profession. Steep Learning Curve There is always a lot to take in at first such as learning client names and how new software packages work. […]
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