Computer-assisted translation

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Computer-assisted translation, computer-aided translation, or CAT is a form of translation wherein a human translator translates texts using computer software designed to support and facilitate the translation process. Computer-assisted translation is sometimes called machine-assisted, or machine-aided, translation. Computer-assisted translation and … Read More

Playing cribbage

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The dealer rotates with each hand, and this is important because of the advantage the crib gives to the dealer (especially in five-card). If at any point in a hand a player pegs out (reaches the winning score), then the … Read More

Opening lines

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Opening lines Formule de început 1. We thank you for your enquiry of the… and are sending you under separate cover a copy of our latest catalogue/current price-list. samples of various patterns/articles available. a specimen of our… together with our … Read More

Gambler’s fallacy example: coin-tossing

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The gambler’s fallacy can be illustrated by considering the repeated toss of a coin. With a fair coin the chances of getting heads are exactly 0.5 (one in two). The chances of it coming up heads twice in a row … Read More

Misconceptions in translation

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Newcomers to translation sometimes proceed as if translation were an exact science — as if consistent, one-to-one correlations existed between the words and phrases of different languages, rendering translations fixed and identically reproducible, much as in cryptography. Such novices may … Read More

Kelly gambling

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Kelly gambling is an application of information theory to gambling and (with some ethical and legal reservations) investing. An important but simple relation exists between the amount of side information a gambler obtains and the expected exponential growth of his … Read More

The date

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The date Data The recommended order for dates is day, month, year, with open punctuation. Thus 20 November 1982 is perfectly clear and punctuation would not add any­thing. Ordinea recomandabilă pentru date este ziua, luna,  anul cu punctuaţia liberă. Astfel … Read More

Fraudulent online casino behavior

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Fraudulent behavior on the part of online casinos has been documented. The most commonly reported behaviors are refusal to pay withdrawals or cheating software. Online casinos who have multiple confirmed cases of fraudulent behavior are often called “rogues” or rogue … Read More

Interpreting versus translation

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Despite being used interchangeably, interpretation and translation are not synonymous, but refer, respectively, to the spoken and written transference of meaning between two languages. Interpreting occurs in real time, in the presence — physical, televised, or telephonic — of the … Read More

Pai Gow

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A set of Chinese dominoes. The top double-row of tiles lists the eleven matching pairs, in descending value from left to right. Below them are five non-matching pairs, worth less than the matching pairs, and also in descending value from … Read More

 Acknowledging an enquiry

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Acknowledging an enquiry Confirmarea unei scrisori Solicitări informaţii 9 February 19… Dear Mr Bronson, With reference to your letter of 25 January 19.. ., we have pleasure in sending you our latest catalogue. We are quite willing to send you … Read More

Poker jargon – H

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half bet rule In some casinos, the rule that placing chips equal to or greater than half the normal bet amount beyond the amount required to call constitutes a commitment to raise the normal amount. For example, in a game … Read More

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