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Potter of Babble is growing in reach! Both in content and in followers. We now have regular readers from the United States, Canada, Japan, the UK, Germany, and Australia, and search engines have brought in traffic from all over, including… Continue Reading →
Every so often, I like to talk about low-resource languages. They’re a matter of particular importance in today’s tech world and, for me, the topic is especially important in terms of expanding access to vital information throughout the world. So… Continue Reading →
Our translation rating model has compared dozens of translations of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Find out which 5 scored the highest!
A look at what makes the translation of Harry Potter such an interesting phenomenon. Using examples from Hufflepuffs to trolls to the translation of puns, we take a look at what Harry Potter can show us about 80+ language communities around the world!
A look at what makes the translation of Harry Potter such an interesting phenomenon. Using examples from Hufflepuffs to trolls to the translation of puns, we take a look at what Harry Potter can show us about 80+ language communities around the world!
There are at least hundreds of people active online in discussing, collecting, and trading translations of Harry Potter. The total number of collectors worldwide probably numbers in the thousands. One of the primary goals of Potter of Babble is to… Continue Reading →
Harry Potter is a fascinating tale to translate. That famous first sentence shows us just how much thought and creativity a translator must put into communicating this magical world. We’ll show you how translators across the world grappled with the Dursleys using 6 different translation strategies!
Harry Potter is a fascinating tale to translate. That famous first sentence shows us just how much thought and creativity a translator must put into communicating this magical world. We’ll show you how translators across the world grappled with the Dursleys using 6 different translation strategies!