misconceptions

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

The gambler’s fallacy is a logical fallacy that mistakenly believes past events will affect future events when dealing with random activities, such as many gambling games. It can encompass any of the following misconceptions: A random event is more likely … Read More