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These podcasts are for everyone who want to learn more about translation and interpreting. It will also help you to improve your spoken and written English. Our recordings benefit business communicators, students, academics as well as translators and interpreters. We are publishing professional resommendations and short, easy to consume content. Please share our posts and help us reach a greater audience.Become a supporter of this podcast:

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1:00

Why translation tips?

Dragoman Transcreation ·

2016/08/05

About This knowledgebase was created by Benjamin Browett. He served as an in-house copy-editor at Dragoman between 2014 and 2016. In addition to editing, it was also his task to try and improve the way we work at Dragoman; to address the needs of the translators and editors. Why this resource? There has been no central resource at Dragoman for our translators and editors to refer to when working. This was the first time all documents and material have […]

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2:23

Branching – Editor Notes

Dragoman Transcreation ·

2016/05/25

Notes from the Editor – May 2016 Branch to the right English is a subject–verb–object language. And it is considered a right-branching language. In right-branching sentences, the subject is described first, and is followed by modifiers that provide additional information about the subject. The prince raised the sword, clutching the hilt in both hands, grinning with madness. In left-branching sentences, however, modifiers are presented before the introduction of the subject and verb. We are kept in

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1:49

Sexism & Gender Neutrality – Editor Notes

Dragoman Transcreation ·

2016/05/25

Notes from the Editor – April 2016 Using the singular “they” for gender neutrality English does not have a generic third-person pronoun, unlike, for instance, Turkish. This poses a problem when the person we refer to can be a male or a female. In the past, it was common to use pronouns he, him, and his when referring to persons of either sex. But “he” is no longer accepted as a generic pronoun; on the contrary, it is viewed as […]

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4:17

Copy-editing tips for beginners

Dragoman Transcreation ·

2016/05/07

When you first apply for a copy-editing position at Dragoman, you might assume your job will be limited with surface errors; it will be done after correcting spelling, prepositions and some connecting phrases. And when you realize that you are expected to change sentence structures, deal with proper usage and remove ambiguities, you may be struggling to figure out your limits. How far can I edit, where shall I begin from and where should I stop? I know exactly how you are feeling and am […]

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2:34

What is the difference of Gold Translation?

Dragoman Transcreation ·

2016/05/04

Dragoman Gold refers to translation + editing + proofreading as specified in international translation quality standards. But so does Dragoman Plus. So what is the difference of Gold and Plus? And also what exactly is Dragoman Standard? The biggest difference of Gold Translation Level is full review; Standard or Plus does not include full copy-editor review. Standard translation includes translation + full QA and industry-specific terminology management. Dragoman’s QA is not only automated QA but

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1:01

Industry vs Sector – Dragoman Style

Dragoman Transcreation ·

2016/03/09

Which one is correct? Industry is smaller, more focused, single business area. Sector is broader. A group of industries form a sector. In Turkish to English translations, authors mainly talk about industries and they use the word “sektör” in Turkish. As a rule, use industry in your translations and not sector, except for “public or private sector.” Examples: healthcare industry healthcare sector entertainment industry entertainment sector banking industry

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1:36

Titles of Films, Songs, Works of Art, Ads, etc. – How...

Dragoman Transcreation ·

2016/03/09

This is a quick reminder for writing in style for the following copy types: Titles of Films, TV Series, TV Episodes, Albums, CDs, Songs, Videos, Visual Media, Works of Art, Sculptures, Paintings, Exhibitions, Advertising Slogans and Radio/TV Spots, Projects, and Clinical or Case Studies or Clinical Trials Follow these general rules: 1. Use initial capitalization and quotation marks. Put the year in parenthesis. 2. Follow these examples for each category: “Pride and Prejudice” – film “CSI: New York”

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2:44

Quotation Marks – Dragoman Style

Dragoman Transcreation ·

2016/03/09

Follow U.S. capitalization and punctuation rules. Do not use U.K. style. For “quotation marks” follow these rules: 1. Commas and periods always go within the quotation marks for all copy. [wc_fa icon=”check” margin_left=”” margin_right=””][/wc_fa] GarantiBank received the EU Award for the “Best Bank in Turkey.” [wc_fa icon=”times” margin_left=”” margin_right=””][/wc_fa] GarantiBank received the EU Award for the “Best Bank in Turkey”. [wc_fa icon=”check” margin_left=”” margin_right=””][/wc_fa]

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1:14

Figures in Legal Agreements – Dragoman Style

Dragoman Transcreation ·

2016/03/08

1. Spell out figures followed by the numerals in parentheses. 2. Do not round off the figures when writing the numerals. Examples: five thousand six hundred dollars ($5,600) ten million five hundred forty-five thousand six hundred fifty Turkish lira (10,545,650 TL) twenty million nine hundred thousand two hundred fifty-two dollars ($20,900,252) thirty (30) days, two (2) weeks, five and nine tenths percent (5.9%) Changing the format of numbers is very important to properly

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1:57

Charts and Tables – Dragoman Style

Dragoman Transcreation ·

2016/01/04

Charts and Tables: Dates, Financial Figures, Statistics 1. Months of Year: To abbreviate months use these three-letter forms without a period: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec 2. Days of the Week: To abbreviate days use these three-letter forms without a period: Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat 3. Percent Symbol (%): use the percent symbol (%) in all charts and tables in all documents. 4. For the Turkish currency symbol (TRY): Use […]

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4:23

Turkish Currency – Dragoman Style

Dragoman Transcreation ·

2016/01/04

This is an important update on our syle guide for Turkish lira. Effective November 1, 2018, we will be using TRY for the acronym of Turkish lira instead of TL in all English texts. TL will be used in Turkish copies only. For so many years we have sticked to TL in both Turkish and English translations. It was our editorial choice when different media and finance outlets were using NTL, TRL, TRY or TL indifferently some 10 years ago. […]

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Time – Dragoman Style

Dragoman Transcreation ·

2016/01/04

Time may be expressed in one of two ways: 1. 24-hour clock: 06:30, 18:30. A colon separates hours and minutes; do not use a period. 2. 12-hour clock: 6:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m. A colon separates hours and minutes; do not use a period. Do not write “am or pm” or “A.M. or P.M.” Please do not mix the styles; be consistent in the translation. You may be writing time differently before joining Dragoman Team. Now that you are onboard, do […]

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2:39

Administrative Divisions – Editor Notes

Dragoman Transcreation ·

2015/12/18

Notes from the Editor – November 2015 Get the names of administrative divisions right Names of administrative divisions change from country to country. When you are translating or editing a text that contains names of administrative divisions, you have to make sure you are using the correct terminology. The key to using correct terms is doing research. County, for example, is an administrative division. dictionary.com defines county as, – the largest administrative division of a U.S. state. – one of

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2:05

Black Coffee – Sade Kahve

Dragoman Transcreation ·

2015/11/28

Does “sade kahve” mean “black coffee“? Rarely! It’s common usage is for Turkish coffee and “sade” means “no sugar“. However, if a Starbucks barista asks “How do you like your coffee?” in Turkish and the answer is “sade“, then it means “black“. I saw “plain coffee” and “just coffee” in some restaurant menus. “Sade” also means “plain” and “just” (only). What to do – and this is primarily for my fellow copy-editors – I just want to remind you guys the importance […]

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7:01

Plus Translation – What does it mean at Dragoman?

Dragoman Transcreation ·

2015/11/18

As many of you already know by now, “Translation quality is not an absolute!” It depends on the client’s requirements, job type, intended audience, and above all the content itself. To manage quality expectations, Dragoman offers several service levels addressing unique needs of our customers. We require our translators to understand these service levels and adjust their skills & output accordingly. Dragoman project managers recommend Plus Translation for non-sensitive public documents where clarity

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8:59

Standard Translation – What does it mean for Dragoman?

Dragoman Transcreation ·

2015/08/10

Dragoman offers three service levels in translation: Standard, Plus and Gold. We advertise these three levels. Is it just a marketing gimmick or a value-addedproposal? When pronounced together, one easily feels that standard is good, plus is better and gold is super. But what is exactly included in a standard service? Can you and should you buy this service for all your needs? Of course not. Let’s start with GOLD If you have a creative website or brochure, or you need to submit […]

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2:28

Translating company names – Editor Notes

Dragoman Transcreation ·

2015/08/08

Notes from the Editor – August 2015 Do not translate full company names Full company names are registered names of businesses in their country of incorporation and, therefore, should not be translated.* Canon Inc., for example, is the full company name of Canon in Japan. The company was incorporated in Japan as Canon Inc. So, if you come across Canon Inc. in the text you are translating, you should leave it as is. The same applies to Canon U.S.A., Inc. […]

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1:46

Acronyms – Editor Notes

Dragoman Transcreation ·

2015/08/08

Notes from the Editor – July 2015 Style for acronyms Spell out the entire phrase the first time you use it and put the acronym in parenthesis. Even if the style of the source text is the other way around, use the spelled-out form first, followed by the acronym in parentheses. For example, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). After the first instance, use the acronym for the second and subsequent uses. Errors occur when translators use the […]

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0:43

Get the job titles right – Editor Notes

Dragoman Transcreation ·

2015/06/14

Notes from the Editor – June 2015 Get the job titles right Forget about translating job titles or using online dictionaries for that purpose! The ideal way to find a person’s professional title is to check the website of the company they are working at. We need to look for other reliable sources only when the company website is not comprehensive enough or when there is no English version of it. One of these reliable sources is LinkedIn. If you […]

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4:30

Guidelines for Editors and Levels of Copy-editing

Dragoman Transcreation ·

2015/03/27

At Dragoman we’ve simplified our review and editing process for translation and transcreation workflows. For localization and testing assignments or video subtitling & dubbing tasks please refer to specific guidelines. Background The thinking behind this is that it didn’t make sense to be spending the same amount of time on “Plus” projects as “Gold” projects. You’ll know which projects are which because they are labeled by the project coordinator (see below). This change is now possible because the

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