The Language of Emotions
All humans are able to make the same sounds. However, each language has its own particular way of employing them. Just as each language follows
November 25, 2016
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3 Ways Pronunciation Can Get Lost in Translation
A Spanish-native friend of mine recently recommended I watch a new Netflix series which has gone viral; you may have heard of “Stranger Things”. There
August 6, 2016
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The History of a Symbol That Has No Translation: @
Throughout history, the @ sign has been used for many purposes, but its use was never so universal before its application in information technology. If
April 15, 2016
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Another glance at English UK
A few weeks ago we looked at the southern British Cockney and RP varieties. Throughout the United Kingdom however, many different varieties of the English
August 10, 2015
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European Portuguese or Brazilian Portuguese?
Just as in previous posts we looked at the differences that exist in a single language depending on the region where it’s spoken, in this
April 11, 2014
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Fun with Homophones
Last week we spoke about a curious group of words known as heteronyms: words that are spelled the same as each other, but which are
May 14, 2013
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Triphthongs in Spanish
A triphthong is a sequence of three vowels making up one syllable. Some examples in Spanish would be: a – pre – ciáis, co –
September 21, 2009
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Pronouncing “c” and “z” in Spanish
“Seseo” consists of pronouncing the letters “c” (before “e” and “i”) and “z” with the sound normally associated with the letter “s”. If someone speaks
September 11, 2009
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