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
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August 20, 2009
Diplomatic Translation Gaffe
Recently, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was kind enough to give us the latest example of how poor quality translations can leave an organization looking foolish. In this case, the
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August 19, 2009
Language, History, and Politics
When is a language really a language, and not just a set of dialects? That is a difficult question to answer, and the Spanish language is a perfect case in
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August 18, 2009
Expressing Dates in Spanish
As established in the Real Academia Española, Spanish-speaking countries use, generally, the ascending order when they write out dates, i.e. day, month, year, with no commas separating any information: 31
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August 14, 2009
Another Language Gap Bridged
For centuries humans have stared at their canine companions and worked at deciphering exactly what their barks and grunts could possibly mean. Often it is nothing more than “I am
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August 12, 2009
Uses of the Word Senior in Spanish
I was thumbing through the dictionary of the Spanish Academy (RAE) the other day and I thought it would be useful to share the official accepted uses of the word
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August 7, 2009
Ending Sentences with Prepositions in English
To review: English does not have an official governing body that dictates what is right or wrong. Instead, it is based on a set of standards and accepted truths as
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August 5, 2009
Trusted Translations New Site
Trusted Translations announced the launch of its new site.
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August 2, 2009
English: The New Latin?
English is the one language that can be found in every corner of the world. It is taught and recognized on every continent and its prevalence is much greater than
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July 31, 2009
The Peritextual Environment
There is a big difference between competence in a field and encyclopedic knowledge. “Competence in the field” is everything related to the concrete information related to the technical aspects of
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July 24, 2009
The Other United States
The official name for Mexico is: the United States of Mexico, as given by its Constitution, ratified on the 4th of October, 1824. In its strictest sense, and this is
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July 23, 2009
Investing in Professional Translation Can Save You Big Time!
Professional translation services are there to offer a wide variety of customers an effective way to communicate with people that speak a different language, no matter who they may be.
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July 21, 2009