The mysterious world of translation
The world of translation may seem rather mysterious, or even daunting, to the uninitiated. This is hardly surprising given the huge range of possibilities available on the market, particularly via the Internet, with promises of “free online translations”, “machine translations” and the like. Whilst services such as Google Translate may provide a handy way of obtaining the general gist of a document, they are seldom adequate when it comes to obtaining an accurate translation f