Federico B, Author at Trusted Translations, Inc.

How Many Languages in Just One Nation?

Switzerland is a country that provokes curiosity or fantasies in many people, whether because of its banks, its eternal neutrality, direct democracy, precise watches, beautiful scenery, Swiss Army knives, and

January 7, 2014

The Survival of Inverted Question and Exclamation Marks

Continuing with what we began to address in previous entries, on this occasion we are going to dedicate ourselves to two characteristic punctuation marks of the Spanish language, absent in

December 19, 2013

On Acronyms and Public Policy

The English language, especially the type spoken in the United States, is very inclined to use initials or acronyms (initials that are pronounced as if they were a word, for

December 11, 2013

Punctuation Marks in New Means of Communication

In the previous post, we tackled the issue of changes in linguistic rules from a general point of view. This time around, I would like to analyze the way in

December 5, 2013

A Not-so-Dead Language

A few weeks ago we talked about Latin and some of its expressions that persist until today, even in daily use. In the title of this post we make reference

November 28, 2013

Grammar Rules and New Means of Communication

The emergence and subsequent extension of a wide array of communication tools have paved the way for a vast series of changes related to the manner in which people express

November 21, 2013

Latin Phrases: The Resistance of a Dead Language

Until the 18th century, the language of cultural and scientific expression in Europe was Latin. For this reason, many Latin phrases continue to be used until today in scientific, philosophical,

November 15, 2013

The Translation of Humor in Asterix

Asterix was one of my first devotions as a reader. I started reading the comic so young that, even before understanding that the story takes place somewhere in Europe two

November 7, 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

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

Great Quotes on Translation

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

A Brief History of Techniques Applied to Translation

From the Rosetta Stone onwards, the history of techniques applied to translation elapsed smoothly until Modernity, the time in which a series of changes, as diverse as they were profound,

October 8, 2013

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