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COVID-19 is an Acronym Coronavirus is the designation for the virus causing the disease called COVID-19, an acronym. Let us go step by step: An acronym is a sequence of letters representing words. As regards COVID-19, CO stands for “corona”, VI for “virus” and D for “disease”: the 2019 coronavirus disease. In other words, we’re […]
In late October 2019, Google launched a new algorithm to optimise search engine results. The algorithm is called BERT, and stands for Bidirectional Encoder Representation from Transformers. Described as the largest step in the evolution of the search engine industry in the past five years, it is estimated to affect one in ten searches. In […]
New research by David Gray, sponsored by the Association of Translation Companies (ATC), highlights the lack of standardisation in the way UK public sector organisations accept certified translations. It also highlights divergent practices carried out by suppliers of certified translations in the United Kingdom. As an Accredited Member of the association that defines excellence standards […]
It was Confucius who said that “When music and courtesy are better understood and appreciated, there will be no war.” Letrário agrees. In this article, we will tell you the origin story of a popular Christmas song: Silent Night. We will also tell you a story about a Christmas night in which peace, against all […]
Sometimes, there are feelings or situations we simply cannot describe. Therefore, given our expertise in languages and the fact we express ourselves and communicate through them, we decided to share 17 made-up words you can add to your vocabulary. So you’re never at a loss for words. Spaghettata (Italian) n. All of a sudden, […]
In early September, Letrário Translation Services was the only Portuguese agency to participate in a conference on the world’s leading translation project management system, which took place in Krakow, Poland. Read this article to learn about the most important points addressed at the conference. Proceedings began at dusk, at Pałac Pod Baranami, a house affording […]
In this post, we will explore the evolution of machine translation starting with its origin, then moving on to the present and ending with the future. The term “machine translation” is used to describe a translation process mainly generated by a computer. Although it makes communication quicker and, as is the case of more exotic […]
So, what are paronyms? Also known as confused words, paronyms are words that are very similar in pronunciation and spelling, but that are not identical, carrying a different meaning. However, the term paronym has a second definition, as it can also refer to words that are derived from the same root, i.e. cognate words (e.g. […]
In this article, we will be discussing the topic of video transcription, since communicating through video is becoming increasingly important, as we will see shortly. CISCO estimates that, by 2021, 80% of Internet traffic will be in video format, that there will be 1.9 billion people viewing videos and that they will watch a total […]
Those who write in English or translate into it often wonder about its correct capitalisation rules. Correct capital letter use in a text is one of the ways of assuring its quality, thus being one of our concerns here at Letrário. If this is your case, worry no more. In this blog post, we will […]
