Monthly Archives: August 2018

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Mistranslations Cause Loss Of Profits, Trust, And Reputation for Global Businesses

In 1987, Braniff Airlines aired an advertisement of their new slogan urging travelers to “fly in leather” in Spanish, shocking local Latin American consumers and advertising executives. Without using an expert translator to take into consideration regional colloquialisms, and no doubt using a bilingual dictionary (this was before the Internet), the phrase “in leather” was…

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3 Ways to Evaluate A Translation Agency

How To Evaluate A Translation Agency There are many reasons for needing a translation agency. In an international city like Miami, translation is often needed by law firms, mortgage brokers, companies selling a product or service, insurance agents, import-export companies, and many others. In the case of law firms and corporate entities, there are usually…

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Spanish Translation Is A Necessity in Miami!

Miami is home to over 306,000 non-English speaking people, of which 61.2% speak Spanish signifying the need for Spanish translation services. Not only Spanish, but other common non-English languages spoken in Miami are French, Creole, and Portuguese. Miami is already a multiethnic city, but it is also one of the most popularly traveled destinations in…