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Translation vs. Transcreation

by Matthew Stibbe on November 30, 2009

In this final guest post, Christian Arno from Lingo24 explains the difference between translation and transcreation. It’s an important distinction. Translators should only ever translate into their mother tongue, regardless of how fluent they are in another language. This ensures that the linguistic nuances of their native language are respected. Furthermore, many linguists have qualifications [...]

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English is not the only language

by Matthew Stibbe on November 26, 2009

If you are an English writer, it pays to think about other languages. Learning another language can help you become a better writer. But it goes beyond that. Much of my work is translated. For example, a site I wrote for HP (HP Business Answers) is currently being localised into ten different languages. I had [...]

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