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Mistranslated advertising hinders campaign for San Francisco’s Proposition A
A botched translation of promotional material could have cost the election for supporters of San Francisco’s Proposition A.
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Study says interpreters can bridge gap between doctors and LEP parents
A study recently published in JAMA Pediatrics showed that parents who have limited English proficiency (LEP) are less likely to feel comfortable asking doctors...
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Sonoma County corrects erroneous translation of voter guide
Earlier this month, Sonoma County’s Registrar of Voters Office noted that a Spanish translation of the county’s voter information guide included three factual errors.
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Language advocacy groups outraged over airline’s Afrikaans language test
Ryanair, Europe’s largest airline by number of passengers, has come under a wave of criticism after forcing UK-bound travelers flying with a South African...
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Can images be used to enhance machine translation output?
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the University of California at San Diego (UCSD), and IBM have developed a machine learning model...
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Hearing-related injuries cause interpreter shortage in Canada
Unlike other instances of interpreter shortages that have been reported in recent months, this one has not yet been linked to low pay rates.