Translating Chinese Brand Names
Legal translators often have a very hard time translating brand names correctly or usefully, and this causes big…
Revamping Legal English Education
Numerous countries are pursuing contradictory policies of training lawyers and linguists simultaneously in low-quality legal translation. In law…
How Translation killed the China Initiative
The China Initiative ended in 2022 as a result of accusations that the program prosecuted innocent people and…
Bland Terms in Translations tell Exciting Stories
Behind the seemingly bland language in corporate legal documents for translation are exciting stories. Most translators I’ve talked…
Knowledge hierarchies in China’s translation industry
Companies in China today spend a lot of money to hire native English language experts, and yet continue…
Chinese Policy Metaphors Translated
Translating metaphorical or indirect language from Chinese to English is one of the great puzzles of the field.…
Wukong’s Sexism Controversy came from its Echo Chamber
The big news story about Black Myth: Wukong ‘s sexual harassment scandal in my opinion is rooted in…
Why Black Myth: Wukong Story Dialogue is Awkward
Professional reviewers and players of Black Myth: Wukong complained about confusing dialogue and a story that is hard…
Is Mandarin Chinese worth learning? No one thinks so
“The craze for teaching Chinese may be a misguided fad” argued The Economist in 2007. The Economist found…
Language Polishing–Stop Using It!
Translation departments in China have long relied on language polishing, despite academic findings that it is pseudoscientific and…