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Current software is improving all the time. In this guide, we show you the best in free online software and alert you to a few caveats if you are reading or publishing in a second language.

Our best advice - if you wish to write in a foreign language, seek assistance from a native speaker.

CAVEAT EMPTOR

Be cautious when using translation software. Why?

Item. If I translate an article I have written from English to Spanish, typically my name is translated as well. 'Ron Mader'becomes 'Ron más loco' (literally the 'maddest Ron').

There are also problems of translating languages into English, well-documented in Signs of Confusion, a World Hum feature by Ralf Potts.