DOTWORDS OBTAINS POST-EDITING CERTIFICATION

DOTWORDS OBTAINS POST-EDITING CERTIFICATION

by | Apr 23, 2020 | DIXIT...

April 23, 2020 – Dotwords has successfully completed the ISO 18587 certification procedure for post-editing of automatic translations generated by machines. The new certification covers the entire post-editing workflow, highlighting the vital role of the expert...
COETZEE, FRANZEN AND CAVE SUPPORT TRANSLATORS

COETZEE, FRANZEN AND CAVE SUPPORT TRANSLATORS

by | Apr 18, 2020 | DOTWALL

April 18, 2020 – A petition to extend the Italian government’s so-called “Italy Care” decree to translators has been signed by several international authors. Organized by the “Strade” union of translators in the publishing sector, the petition asks the Italian...
ESPERANTO AND ITS INVENTOR, LUDWIK LEJZER ZAMENHOF

ESPERANTO AND ITS INVENTOR, LUDWIK LEJZER ZAMENHOF

by | Dec 10, 2019 | DOTWALL

December 10, 2019 – Born in the now Polish town of Białystok in 1859, Ludwik Lejzer Zamenhof grew up under the Russian occupation, at a time of violence among the communities in the region: German Protestants, Polish Catholics, Orthodox Russians and Jews. Zamenhof was...
HUNDREDS OF EMOJI, YET WE ONLY USE SIX

HUNDREDS OF EMOJI, YET WE ONLY USE SIX

by | Oct 29, 2019 | DOTWALL

October 29th, 2019 – According to Unicode, the consortium that “regulates” emoji, the “laughing till I cry” face is by far the most frequently used symbol, accounting for 9.9% of all usage. In second place comes the red heart ❤ with 6.6%, and third is the smiling face...