Entries by Elio Esposito

Translation platforms cannot replace humans

But they are still astonishingly useful ARAB newspapers have a reputation, partly deserved, for tamely taking the official line. On any given day, for example, you might read that “a source close to the Iranian Foreign Ministry told Al-Hayat that ‘Tehran will continue to abide by the terms of the nuclear agreement as long as […]

The New Language Barrier: Zero Digital Content

A language barrier doesn’t have to be something that exists between two people. It can also exist between a person and a machine. In fact, a lack of digital content in thousands of languages is a new kind of language barrier—one that prevents millions of people around the world from getting information. There’s no language barrier for this woman when […]

Here are the top 10 grammar mistakes people make, according to Microsoft

  Even smart people make stupid mistakes in their writing. Sometimes it’s laziness or impatience; sometimes they’re genuinely confused. Using data from millions of its subscribers, Microsoft recently rounded up a list of the top 10 grammar mistakes in the English language. The findings come from people who use Microsoft Word and/or Outlook, both of which come with […]