by Ema Dantas | Dec 17, 2018 | Languages, Translation, Translation Services
When Signs Go “Bad” – In China, there is a restaurant called “Translate server error”. The owner attempted to translate the Chinese word for restaurant into English but the machine translation produced an error. Not knowing the difference, the...
by Ema Dantas | Sep 7, 2017 | Language Skills, Languages, Translation, Translation Services
With each passing day I get closer to traveling to Papua New Guinea to climb the Carstensz Pyramid, a twenty plus day journey to its peak, I am filled with excitement – of both kinds! Included with all the fun and anticipation I am experiencing as I prepare for this...
by Ema Dantas | May 31, 2017 | Languages
Tok Pisin is one of the three national languages of Papua New Guinea. As I prepare to climb the Carstensz Pyramide in the Fall of 2017, I have started to make myself I cheat chit to travel with. Tok Pisin is a form of Melanesian Pidgin English which was established in...
by Ema Dantas | May 15, 2017 | Creativity, Design, Languages
A recent visit to a Metro supermarket left a shopper wondering in what language was the label written in. The culprit: The Portuguese Style Frozen Vegetable Mix, from Ferma is the cause of the bewilderment. Language is written in a store label not clear in ANY...
by Ema Dantas | Jan 9, 2017 | Development, Languages, Productivity, Translation, Translation Services
In 2011, the Ontario government released the final AODA Integrated Accessibility Standards regulation under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (the “AODA” or the “Act”). The Final Regulation combines accessibility...
by Ema Dantas | Dec 21, 2016 | Development, Languages, Productivity, Translation, Translation Services News
With the convenience and toolbar of Google Translate readily available and for free, many people take advantage of what seems to be a great convenience. However, there is a lurking danger that Google has failed to warn users of: That its translations are incorrect...