Translation and Adaptation
When communicating a message to a listener or reader whose mother tongue is not the same as our own, especially when that person does not
August 12, 2015
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Translation Services: a Plethora of Options
What translation services should a client pay for? Which are the most effective or suitable? The truth is that when it comes to requesting a
July 16, 2015
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6 Translator Resources Provided by Newspapers
Newspapers, magazines and journals are, in and of themselves, very valuable resources for translators, as reading them imbues us with a current and, more often
July 8, 2015
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Punctuation Changes Worldwide
Punctuation marks may be hated or even ignored by some people when it comes to writing. Nevertheless, they are sometimes crucial in order to avoid ambiguities.
June 8, 2015
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Immigration and the Stigma of Bilingualism
Contrary to what one may think, being bilingual is not a privilege reserved for the few. What’s more, according to official data, there are more
May 28, 2015
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What do Grass and Galeano have in common?
Last Monday the literary world mourned the death of two famous writers. In the southern hemisphere, at the age of 74, Uruguayan Eduardo Galeano passed
April 27, 2015
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Are there Amazons in the Amazon?
Is there a relationship between the Amazons and the Amazon River? They have the same name, although, our knowledge of the ferocious warrior women that
February 27, 2015
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And the Happiest Language in the World Is…
According to the Pollyanna principle, formulated in the ‘70s by two social psychologists, people tend to use positive words more frequently than negative ones. Furthermore,
February 26, 2015
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And the 2014 Spanish Word of the Year Is… “selfi”!
For the second year straight, the Fundación del Español Urgente (“Foundation of Urgent Spanish” – Fundéu BBVA) chose its Word of the Year, which, as indicated
January 26, 2015
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¡Órale! Get Your Spanish Act Together!
Being fluent in Spanish has its benefits, some of them more obvious than others. From the fact that the language is being spoken by more
January 24, 2015
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How are the World’s Languages Regulated?
Language is a massive, intangible, ever-changing palimpsest that arguably exerts one of the strongest influences over our daily lives. Due to its ability to easily
December 1, 2014
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How Languages Shape Our Vision of the World
In my last post, “Are We Just a Product of the Languages We Speak?,” I wrote about how the linguistic structure of a language can
November 19, 2014
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