Author: Melissa Meyer
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Difference Between Dialects and Languages
If you’re a translator, you’re probably familiar with both terms, dialects and languages. You may also know why understanding the difference between them is important when you provide a translation or interpretation service. On the other hand, if you’re a client, it’s very likely that you consider both terms synonyms. As client, you may also be unaware why you…
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6 books every translator should read
Reading is one of the cornerstones for the acquisition of knowledge. It is also one of the best skills we can obtain and will accompany us throughout our lives allowing us to understand the world and everything around us. Books also help us grow as professionals. Around the world the translation industry is in a constant state…
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Barbier International joins the OCHCC
At Barbier International, we’re proud to announce that in March of 2019, we joined the Orange County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce ( OCHCC ). Since 1986, the Orange County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce has provided services to businesses in Orange County. For over 30 years, they have represented the interests and provided access to 30,000 Hispanic-owned businesses. The OCHCC also supports the development of…
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Barbier International Has a New Image
Big news! After many years, Barbier International is proud to announce the launch of our new brand image as part of the ongoing evolution of our company. You’ll now see our new look everywhere! Our newly branded website, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram. You will now see it on all our products, quotes, emails and other documentation. We believe the new look matches what we’ve become since…
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What is proofreading and why is it so important?
When translating any document, a translation company should use a process known as TEP. This process has 3 important steps that will ensure that the final text of the document will have great quality. The three TEP steps are: Translation Editing Proofreading It’s important to emphasize that during the translation process, each TEP step has to be done in…
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The music and power of concentration while translating
The first things that can come to your mind when reading this title are how music and cognitive activity related. How important concentration is in the exercise of translation, and its close relation with empowering productivity. Concentration is considered the ability to have a selective focus on objects or activities without allowing elements foreign to it. On the…
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5 Advantages of Hiring a Translation Company
Translating a document or a website requires more effort than one might think. It is not simply accomplished by using a free online translator which make numerous linguistic errors. Machine translation can’t take into consideration the grammatical structure or the appropriate words for the style of text. It is a process that must be done…