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During a France Culture programme broadcast on 12 January 2012, the witty radio presenter Philippe Meyer spoke about an all-too-common event for anyone with an inbox: reading spam. While the dozen spam e-mails we may receive on a daily basis find their way - somewhat automatically - into the trash, it can be quite amusing to skim through them once in a while.   » Lire la suite

We recently looked at the various training courses leading to a professional interpreting or translation qualification and we also shed light on the high level of expertise required to work in this profession.  » Lire la suite

These four tournaments are the most prestigious and most difficult to win in the Grand Slam. They take place over a two-week period following the qualifying rounds.   » Lire la suite

The EUATC (European Union of Associations of Translation Companies) is an umbrella organisation for European associations of translation companies.   » Lire la suite

We recently explored automatic translation – online automatic translation, in particular – and how it offers certain advantages, namely the fact that it is instantaneous and free. However, we looked at the quality issues inherent in this solution: simple grammar rules, insufficient translation memory and so on, and we recommended these tools be used to grasp the general gist of a text.   » Lire la suite