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Bernadine Racoma is a senior content writer at Day Translations, a human translation services company. After her long stint as an international civil servant and traveling the world for 22 years, she has aggressively pursued her interest in writing and research. Like her poetry, she writes everything from the heart, and she treats each written piece a work of art. She loves dogs!
The first day of April is considered around the world as the day to play harmless pranks with friends. The operative word here is harmless, because April Fools’ Day is celebrated as a day for good-natured fun. So many speculations surround the day but the…
In its broad definition, desktop publishing (DTP) is the creation of printed displays of information and ideas using a computer software. Desktop publishing is used for electronic distribution or commercial or desktop printing of web pages, e-books, newsletters, slideshows, PDF files and more. Desktop publishing…
Avid fans of the hit TV series Game of Thrones would be very familiar with the different languages used in the show, such as High Valyrian and Dothraki. High Valyrian is a family of languages that were created for the TV adaptation of the George…
Software translation is no easy task. It involves more than language skills. While it’s not easy translating words precisely by looking at the context, it’s more difficult to translate ideas and instructions if you lack technical understanding. So how do software translations work? Presented below…
Learning a new language is never easy but it could be easier than learning a constructed language (conglang) such as Dothraki, one of the languages used in the hit TV series, the Game of Thrones. Fans of the fantasy drama series are anticipating the eighth…
Most people believe in luck and use one or several good luck symbols, according to the person’s culture or personal belief. Their belief in these good luck symbols cannot be ignored because it is more or less ingrained in their personality since they were very…
Millions of people around the world watch films more so now because film translations have allowed them to enjoy foreign films in their own language. Foreign films are tools that spread the culture of one country, especially their food, behavior, events, celebrations or modes of…
English is a difficult language, according to many language learners, and it may be so because it is easy to use the wrong words if you are not careful. Some words only have one meaning that is clear and distinct. However, many English words are…
Some people think that the energy drink Red Bull is from Thailand. But in reality, it is a product produced by Red Bull GmbH, a company based in Austria. The company was established in 1987 by Dietrich Mateschitz, an Austrian entrepreneur. There is a link,…
Translating written humor is already difficult. Imagine having to do it in real-time or immediately after a person utters his witticisms and punch lines. This challenging situation is notably present when it comes to interpreting humor in conferences. Even highly experienced professional interpreters consider this…
Tourists are typically drawn to destinations that make them feel comfortable and safe, and some of these destinations belong to the friendliest cities in the world. These cities typically are rated by travelers who have explored many cities around the world. A few prominent travel…
Gone are the days where we instantly think of robots as cyborgs. We don’t see them as armed metal creatures or autonomous humanoid machines. We even understand the term Android as the mobile operating system from Google. People have gone past the typical concept of…
