The Linguistic Nations of America
In an interesting article published in Tufts Magazine, author Colin Woodward caught people’s attention when he described what he sees as new nations within the
December 23, 2016
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What are quotation marks used for?
A few days ago I was struck by a sign that was written as: BEWARE OF “DOG”. This sparked a thought on the correct uses
December 2, 2016
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What is Papiamento?
When you’re on vacation you want everything to be easy and relaxing. And for many, apart from resting and exploring our destination of choice, we
November 18, 2016
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The Gender-Sensitive Evolution of Languages
One of the characteristics that makes the English language such an easy-to-learn and accessible language is – from a grammatical perspective – its neutrality when
October 20, 2016
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Is There Just One Spanish Language?
Most of the time, languages tend to be named after the demonym of their country of origin. However, in many cases this results in a
September 9, 2016
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You Had Me at “Hola”
We have already talked about both the importance and relevance of the minority’s vote in the upcoming election. We focused on the role of the
August 22, 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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An increasingly multilingual world
An infographic recently published in the South China Morning Post shows the most spoken languages in the world and its number of speakers. It shows
January 4, 2016
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Helianthus vs. Sunflower – Are botanical translations a real challenge?
I’ve always been intrigued by the real and complex names of flowers. Who knew that a sunflower is actually called helianthus or that Lanicera caprifolium
December 14, 2015
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50 shades of Mary
Machine translation is inevitably popular these days as, as previously discussed in this post. And who can blame its users? Google Chrome’s suggestion to “translate this
November 23, 2015
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The exotic and mystical language of Rapa Nui
The Rapa Nui language is spoken on the Easter Island (also known as the Rapa Nui Island). The territory received its name from Tahitian sailors
November 2, 2015
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Some translators who made a difference
Many writers reach stardom. Just think of Shakespeare, Moby Dick and J.K Rowling, amongst others. But can any of us name famous translators? After all,
September 18, 2015
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