Americanisms and Mexicanisms
An “Americanism” is a phrase from one of the native American languages, which is incorporated into other languages, or a word of those languages (especially
December 6, 2010
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Is “usted” Really Always the Best Option?
I’ve noticed lots of confusion regarding this matter: many people are under the impression that it’s correct to use “usted” at all times, in all
December 12, 2009
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Punctuation in Lists in Spanish
It’s common in our line of work for people to have doubts regarding proper punctuation in lists in Spanish. It’s important to keep certain principles
November 27, 2009
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The RAE Dictionary
What do we mean when we say that the RAE (Real Academia Española) Dictionary is the only “accepted” dictionary for translating into or from Spanish?
January 20, 2009
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Translators of Spanish and the RAE
Most translators these days work with Spanish and, especially if it is not their native language (or even if it is), they come across sentences
December 5, 2008
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The importance of information sources
In our daily task as translators, we face several different possibilities for the translation of a text, so, what is the best option when there
October 10, 2008
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