It’s been a wonderfully busy and productive year at First Edition Translations, and as we head towards the conclusion of 2023, we finally had a chance to catch up with newly-promoted Ana Grilo after a hectic week away at Frankfurt Book Fair. Ana, congratulations on...
Back in the olden days, so-called sorts or types – which represented individual letters and symbols – were selected and placed in a form one by one to make up a page. The aptly named typesetters specialised in this onerous task. With the advent of the digital era, the...
In our previous Language Industry 101 posts we looked at what translation, revision, editing and proofreading are. While the general ideas are the same for all kinds of projects, there are some differences in how these tasks are approached depending on the project at...
CATs are the translator’s trusty companions: they can provide support to them in difficult times. When looked after properly, CATs will show their gratitude to their masters but they will also very clearly tell them if they are doing something they don’t like! No, we...
In our last blog post you could read about editing which is a highly recommended step before arranging the text in its final layout. Today, you can find out more about the next phase, proofreading which is carried out after the text has been typeset. Editing =/=...
Last month we gave you a short introduction to revision, during which a second professional translator looks at the translated text and compares it against the source to make sure it is an accurate translation. We briefly mentioned that there are lots of similarities...
In the first post of our new series, Language Industry 101 for Buyers, we looked at one of the most well-known services, translation. In this second post, we will be giving you some essential information about the next step in your localisation process, revision....
If you’ve never needed any localisation services before, navigating the sea of language industry terminology might seem like a daunting task. Where should you even start? Translation agencies all seem to speak a secret language peppered with phrases like “TM”, "target...