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Foreign Film or Film in Foreign Language

This past week the Academy Awards, also known as the Oscars, announced the complete shortlist of nominees for the Best Foreign Language Film 2014. Sure enough, because this is the

November 2, 2013

Six Degrees of Separation

According to the theory of the six degrees of separation, proposed in 1930 by the Hungarian writer Frigyes Karinthy, any person is connected to another person on the planet by

November 1, 2013

A Sonorous Atlas of the Spanish Language

To celebrate the Sixth International Conference on the Spanish Language, which took place last week in Panama, the Spanish newspaper El País had writers from the twenty Spanish-speaking countries (as

October 30, 2013

The Benefits of Bilingualism: Part Three

In the final installment of this blog series, we will observe some of the different ways in which bilingualism can benefit a person on a social level. Previously, we spoke of

October 28, 2013

Why Is Editing Important?

It is no secret that in the translation business, quality is key to achieving business expansion and getting the word around regarding your services. A translation that does not go

October 25, 2013

The Decline of the Mother Language?

In this new entry I’d like to explore a possible change of course regarding a linguistic phenomenon as studied as it is supported. Linguistics has established, in its various branches

October 24, 2013

What Do Gestures and Body Language Tell Us?

Both body language in general as well as its core element, gestures, represent a form of communication that is just as important as verbal language. For this reason, they must

October 23, 2013

Famously Constructed Languages in Pop Culture

Imagine a world… That’s it. Just imagine a world. In this world, you can construct things however you want them to be. There will be people and culture. How do

October 21, 2013

How is a .properties File Translated?

Due to the current technological advances, the variety of files needed to be processed to translate increase as well. In the translation business, professionals must be able to work with

October 19, 2013

What Should We Keep in Mind During a Multilingual Translation?

A multilingual translation requires special attention. Once a translation is required in 3 or more languages, the process should change. The first step is reviewing the document and making sure

October 18, 2013

In this blog we always write directly from the trenches of translation. We have spoken about technical issues, linguistic issues, strange languages, outlandish requests, formats, delivery times – alas, of

October 17, 2013

The “Ibero-Americanization” of the Cervantes Institute, Heading Towards the United States

The director of the Cervantes Institute (In Spanish, Instituto Cervantes), Victor García de la Concha, announced last week that the organization is in the process of increasing collaboration with different Ibero-American

October 16, 2013

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