BTW, LMFAO Is So Yesterday
January 19, 2018
In our quest to keep up with the times, which are ever evolving, we seem to have no time to waste. Technology and social media have made us become less
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What Lies Between The Sheets
December 13, 2017
Every once in awhile, we receive a translation project that has to do with one of my favorite hobbies: music. And although anyone familiar with music may think, “Easy! All
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Who Let The Dogs Out?
November 28, 2017
If you are like me, you’ve probably found yourself watching news and videos online featuring man’s fluffy-best friends. There’s no better way to lift your spirit than watching puppy videos
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Get Them Pumpkins Rolling
October 30, 2017
As Halloween approaches children and adults alike start their preparations for this much awaited date. Halloween is no longer regarded as a holiday marketed from the U.S. to the rest
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Sense and Untranslatability
October 9, 2017
Translators need to have different tools at their disposal whenever they encounter difficult-to-impossible terms to translate into the target language. We often face a few challenges during the translation process,
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Face Your Demonyms
September 18, 2017
We all have our own demons to deal with. And, when talking about the demons behind our language, one that creeps out the ground more often than not is how
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Do You Have Hairs in Your Tongue?
August 28, 2017
Idioms, sayings, proverbs and expressions are part of every culture. They reflect, in great part, our ancestry, culture and philosophy as members of a specific nation or geographical community. As
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Lost in Punctuation
August 7, 2017
As languages may differ in terms of structure, gender, and syntax; there’s something that most languages have in common (there are a few exceptions to the rule): they need Punctuation.
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Is Your Language All-Inclusive?
July 17, 2017
Is it fair to say that a language is non-inclusive or sexist? Most languages (mainly those derived from Latin and Greek) have a somewhat special quirk: grammatical gender. For example,
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I Speak English, Therefore I’m American
June 26, 2017
What makes you feel truly American? A study was conducted last year by the Pew Research Center, which found that most people in the U.S. believe that in order to
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Capital Mistakes
June 8, 2017
One of the main doubts English to Spanish translators have is deciding how to choose from the capitalization options the Spanish language has to offer depending on the specific flavor we are working with.
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50 Shades of Texting
April 24, 2017
The language of instant messaging has become an entity of its own. Texting has been a useful and widespread tool since the introduction of cellphones. Through time, the way we
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