For all Portuguese speaking countries, the Orthographic Agreement of the Portuguese Language 1990 (AO90) is no news. A lot has been said and written about it and it is a fact that no one is happy about it and some haven’t even applied it. What indeed has happened was we were thrown into complete linguistic …
Translating documents is a big part of a translator’s life. Birth certificates, marriage certificates, diplomas, reports, legal documents, anything that is required for the identification of a person, goods and their status. We live in a global world where people and goods move at the speed of the aeroplanes crisscrossing our skies but the global …
I’ve been working with Casino Games for about 2 years now. It had never been a strong field for me, but once I started, I loved it. I am not a gambler, so for me, most games are unknown and that is what makes it more interesting. I’ve learnt so much about the games and …
By definition, localisation consists in adapting a product or content to a specific place or market. There are several processes involved in it and translation is one of them. As a translator, I will focus this article on the translation aspect of localisation. Localisation is very important for translation. Just translating a document is not …
Writing a book can be a lonely task. You end up lost in your plots, your characters and once you are finished, you can’t quite appreciate the quality of the work you’ve done. Anyone can write a story but writing a book requires skill. Redundancies, word overuse, telling more than showing, excessive use of adverbs, …
Anytime we meet someone new at an event, it is quite common to talk a bit about ourselves as well as learning a bit about the other person. Usually, we talk about the place we live, children and of course, occupation. From my own experience, I must say these conversations are always very pleasant and …
In many countries, such as Australia, both Government and major companies require the services of a certified translator. In Australia, all documents in a foreign language to be submitted as part of an application to the Australian Government, must be translated and certified by a NAATI Certified Translator. In other countries, the certified translation will …
