The Best Things in Translation Aren’t Free. Part 1: Why Not a Machine Translation? The Linguistic Side of the Story

If you’ve never needed a translation before, or if it’s been a while, it’s normal to be overwhelmed by all your options when choosing a language services provider (LSP). Some may wonder why it’s necessary to pay for a translation at all these days, now that Google Translate and other platforms have started to incorporate AI into their programming for many major languages. Others might ask why the fees at some translation agencies are so much lower than at others, and whether the service called “post-edited machine translation” that is offered by some translation companies is a good option. In part one of this post, we’ll take a deep dive into the linguistic aspects of the world [...]