Archive for Translation
The Importance of Context
I am currently editing a document which has been translated from English into Indonesian by another translation agency. My client asked me to check the translation to make sure that it’s done properly. That was actually a wise move from their side – you wouldn’t believe the mistakes I have found in the documents! The [...]
The Art of Translation
When I was younger, I was curious about a book I saw on my dad’s shelf: The Art of Translation. Back then I was wondering, what’s so difficult about translation that it takes some art? Isn’t it just a matter of finding words of two different languages with equivalent meaning? I found out how wrong [...]
