WordLo

Last May I went to beautiful Porto to attend Aptrad’s 2nd International Conference , where I gave my presentation on terminology from a #foodporn perspective 😂. The topic was: terminology VS salting food... If you think about it, salting food isn’t rocket science, but do you know what “a pinch of salt” actually looks like? How about the right way to sprinkle those crystals or flakes? When a cooking step is as straightforward as “just add salt,” it’s easy to gloss over. But since salt is arguably the most important ingredient in the kitchen, it’s worth being 100 percent sure you know exactly how to use it. The same applies to terminology. Terminology is the pinch of salt of translation. Translators are by nature careful and scrupulous because their work requires it. But they often have a tendency to manage terminology by opting for quick and painless solutions that, nevertheless, last as long as the translation itself: they are short-term remedies to short-term problems.