by ATIF WebMaster | Jun 1, 2015 | Professional Interest, From around the world, Odds and Ends
The littlest things — punctuation, precise word choice and grammar — can hold tremendous power in worldwide climate negotiations. This year in Europe, editors get a chance to help make history. Source: NPR News:...
by ATIF WebMaster | Nov 11, 2012 | From around the world, Industry Events
BBC News – Microsoft demos instant English-Chinese translation. “Of course, there are still likely to be errors in both the English text and the translation into Chinese, and the results can sometimes be humorous,” said Mr Rashid in the blogpost....
by ATIF WebMaster | Sep 16, 2012 | From around the world, Industry News
Life Went On Around Her, Redefining Care by Bridging a Divide – NYTimes.com. Its title is the English translation of the condition known as qaug dab peg (pronounced “kow da pay”), the Hmong term for epilepsy, from which Lia had suffered since infancy....
by ATIF WebMaster | Sep 14, 2012 | From around the world, Industry News
The Next Emerging Tech Powerhouse: Latin America – M. Christopher Johnson – Voices – AllThingsD. From Chile to Mexico, pockets of local start-up enthusiasts who have long labored in obscurity are coming to the attention of a small but growing...
by ATIF WebMaster | Sep 11, 2012 | From around the world
Poor interpreters put asylum seekers at risk | The Copenhagen Post | The Danish News in English. “Asylum cases are not about guilt or punishment but often about life or death, as it is up to the Udlændingestyrelsen and Refugee Appeals Board to decide whether...
