by Alpha Omega Translations | Sep 23, 2014 | Translation Tools
In between the basic factors of the translation process, we are all getting used to communicating with that one guy that keeps things centralized. Have you ever imagined having to talk to each one of the 14 translators for each project into 14 languages? Project...
by Alpha Omega Translations | Jun 15, 2014 | Translation Tools
The café in Paris, France opened its doors for the pedestrians that might pass and venture in. In the window, paintings were being exhibited from the new impressionist vogue sweeping the nation. Around the same time in Germany and the United States, engineers were...
by Alpha Omega Translations | Jun 11, 2014 | Translation Tools
Patterns tend to be repeated throughout the natural world, whether they be leopard spots on a butterfly’s wings or the floral imprint that adorns a sand dollar. In fact, the mathematician Fibonacci discovered the pattern that lies at the heart of nature, a sequence...
by Alpha Omega Translations | May 24, 2014 | Translation Tools
The rook hovers stealthily from his corner towards the center of the playing field displayed in the blue light of my computer screen. I feel like the next Gary Kasparov as I attempt to counter the moves of the artificial chess player I am entrenched against. My...
by Alpha Omega Translations | May 24, 2014 | Translation Tools
The glow of the big screen illuminates the Parisian movie theater’s engrossed occupants. This is the latest American blockbuster and while the French audience gapes at the big-shot actress in the opening scene, they also tune in to a very familiar voice. The voiceover...
by Alpha Omega Translations | Oct 28, 2013 | Translation Tools
Phonological systems and the sounds of the world’s languages show a large diversity. The simplest, such as Hawaiian or Rotokas, only have 12 sounds in their phonemic inventory (Maddieson 1984), while more complex systems such as Changana or !xun have 121 and 141...
