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Writing Years in Spanish

Continuing on the topic of writing dates in Spanish correctly, regarding the use of the article “el” (which includes the contraction “del“) before the expression of years, these are the

September 4, 2009

Popular Sayings

“The walls have ears”During the second half of the 16th century in France, Catherine de’ Medici had acoustic conduits built into the walls of her palace to be able to

September 4, 2009

Can’t We All Just Get Along?!

Yesterday marked the 70th anniversary of the start of the Second World War, the bloodiest and most atrocious armed conflict of the 20th century. European leaders gathered in the small

September 2, 2009

U.S. Government Looking for More Translators

As reported by the Washington Times, there is a worrisome shortage of translators in some languages that are crucial in the operations in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and other countries of the

September 1, 2009

Spanish Video on How to Import xml xdt mdb in Multiterm

Video in Spanish on how to process xml and xdt or mdb files to create a termbase in Multiterm.

August 31, 2009

How to Get Started with Trados

August 28, 2009

Use of Prepositions to Write Dates in Spanish

When writing dates in Spanish, you will use the prepositions “a“, “en” and “de“. The preposition “a” is put before the day, both when talking about the day of the

August 28, 2009

A Matter of Preference

As professional translators, we have to offer localized services depending on the public we’re dealing with. That’s why as native speakers of a given country or another, we need to

August 27, 2009

The Strange History of the Ampersand

The logogram on the left is ubiquitous and easily recognizable throughout the world; it’s “the and sign”. To professionals and lovers of linguistic trivia, it’s the “ampersand”. What is less

August 26, 2009

Mind What Ye Bloggeth…

There have been some volatile eruptions affecting the blogosphere of late, hence meriting a new post on the issue of blogging in our modern day and age. Last time round,

August 25, 2009

Language Statistics

• Quantity of living languages: 6912 • Quantity of language on the verge of extinction: 516 • Language with the largest quantity of native speakers: Mandarin Chinese • Language spoken

August 21, 2009

More on Dates in Spanish

Dates in Spanish can be spelled out in their entirety, written in a combination of letters and numbers, or only with numbers: a) It is not common for dates to

August 20, 2009

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