Do you use this: % symbol, or this: percent (spelled out)? Read this article to understand Dragoman Style, which is mainly based on the AP Style Guide and enriched by [...]
This article was originally published on our blog Dragosfer a couple of years ago. It focuses on how to eliminate junk words in Turkish to English translations. As part of our [...]
Which one is correct? Industry is smaller, more focused, single business area. Sector is broader. A group of industries form a sector. In Turkish to English translations, authors mainly talk [...]
Notes from the Editor – January 2016 Could you be translating content back to its original language? When you are translating into English for a multinational company, make sure to [...]
This long post is a good opportunity for our new colleagues to understand what type of changes are needed for Turkish to English translations. Below example is a good translation. [...]
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 [...]
1. Spell out the type of measurement as in 35 square meters, 46 square kilometers. 2. For amounts less than 1, use zero before the decimal point as in 0.03. [...]
1. Spell out and hyphenate fractions that are less than one as in three-quarters. 2. Write fractions attached to a number with one space after the number as in 2 [...]
Charts and Tables: Dates, Financial Figures, Statistics 1. Months of Year: To abbreviate months use these three-letter forms without a period: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, [...]
1. Use commas and decimals for English money figures as in $1,256.65, €65 billion 2. Use symbols for the dollar, euro, and pound as in $5 million, €5 million, or [...]
