The AP Stylebook cautions against using abbreviations or acronyms that the reader would not quickly recognize, and Dragoman prefers spelling out acronyms and abbreviations on first reference. Incorrect: The CBRT's [...]
Dragoman prefers preceding initialisms with a definite article. An initialism is an abbreviation formed from initial letters. They require "the", because they are pronounced letter by letter. Incorrect: Trump told world [...]
This sentence has five words. Here are five more words. Five-word sentences are fine. But several together become monotonous. Listen to what is happening. This writing is getting boring. The [...]
Never begin a sentence with a numeral. There is one exception: a numeral that identifies a calendar year. When translating press releases or annual reports, we occasionally come across situations [...]
As we continue to gain more clients from the medical community, a few style notes on how to translate medical files has become necessary. A full style guide has not [...]
General Rules An annual report contains a company’s achievements and financial figures and is provided to shareholders, stakeholders and potential investors. The report uses several styles of writing: descriptive, corporate, [...]
Dragoman translators prefer ordering elements of series in a sentence from short to long in order to make them easier to read. McKinsey has offices in 120+ cities in 60+ [...]
The Free Dictionary defines nominalization as the creation of a noun from a verb or adjective. Although they sound fancy and sophisticated, their overuse will actually create weak and pretentious [...]
We frequently translate board resolutions, and there is a spot-on verb we can use when translating a board resolution: to resolve. Let's NOT translate “yönetim kurulu aşağıdaki kararları almıştır” as “board [...]
1. If a figure is followed by a percent in parentheses, use the symbol as in 55 males (45%) had a predisposition for addiction. 2. In all other cases, spell [...]
