USEFUL TOOLS

In this section you will find (unsorted) links to useful sites pertaining to what goes on with a translation business. I have no ties whatsoever with any of them and they are all available to anyone browsing the Internet.

ONLINE FREE MACHINE TRANSLATION

The first and probably the most widely used service is online free machine translation.

AltaVista - Babel Fish Translation
AltaVista Babel Fish provides online text and web page language translation!

Google Language Tools
Google Language Tools provides online text and web page language translation!

WARNING: Machine Translations Do Not Substitute for the Real Thing
Not only are most of the translations inaccurate, but what we all need on deadline is really the same: reliable, accurate information. Anything else should not go on the air or be published.

Machine Translations can't replace translators if the aim is to produce a professional document, but they can if the user is just trying to get a general understanding of the document.

LANGUAGES

Commonly-Used American Slang
More Than 280 Common American Slang Expressions Sorted Alphabetically
Idioms and Sayings
Find out the origin of idioms and common sayings
Acronym Finder
Find the meaning of acronyms or abbreviations.

Clichés and Expressions Origins
Origins and meanings of clichés, expressions and words
Truly Canadian Dictionary of Canadian Spelling
Canadian English, comparison of Canadian American British
The Best of British
The American's guide to speaking British
French Words and Phrases used by English Speakers
There are many words of French origin in English, such as art, collage, competition, force, machine, police, publicity, role, routine, table, and many others which have been and are being anglicized. Here are some examples of French words and phrases used by English speakers.

e-Mail

e-mail validation service
The overall performance of this script depends on the level of checking you choose and the response times of the e-mail domains validated.
Another online email checker
Traceroute, Ping, Domain Name Server (DNS) Lookup, WHOIS, and DNS Records Lookup

TIME & MONEY

World Time Zones
The time in any global time zone. Current time now in every international time zone of the world.

Universal Currency Converter
You can perform interactive foreign exchange (FX, or forex) rate calculations, using live, up-to-the-minute currency rates.
My Bank Currency Converter
Exchange rates for cheque drafts/wire transfers for Canadian dollars provided for informational purposes only.

SEO

Google Sitemap
Online Google Sitemap and Yahoo Sitemap Generator
W3C Markup Validator
This validator checks the markup validity of Web documents in HTML, XHTML, SMIL, MathML, etc.
W3C CSS Validation Service
Check Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and (X)HTML documents with style sheets
Google Pagerank Checker
Check Google pagerank,Alexa Rank Checker,Site Appraisal Value Checker
Page Rank Checker
Page Rank Checker is a free tool to check Google™ page ranking of any web site pages easily

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Translation tools. Translator tools. Useful tools for online translators.