“Populism” is the Word of the Year in Spanish
As happens every year, the Spanish Urgent Foundation chose the word of the year. The winner was “populism“. The twelve candidates were words that generated interest
January 13, 2017
4 Ways to Optimize Memsource for Office Files
As we’ve mentioned in other posts, Memsource is a very powerful tool for managing translation projects. A large percentage of files that project managers come
June 16, 2015
The Longest Words in the World
In a post at the beginning of this year, we were introduced to the marvelous world of compound words and the German language. As explained
September 19, 2013
What Are False Friends?
The great thing about exploring a Romance language (French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and others) is the many similarities one will find amongst certain words in
May 27, 2013
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
More Commonly Misused Words
Referring back to the last blog post “Commonly Misused Words”, we were able to see how some words we were saying, writing, or have heard,
April 16, 2013
Calendar Months; Why Are They Named As They Are?
Last week, we learned quite a bit about all the different origins of the days of the week. Funny how sometimes your whole life you
December 10, 2012
Unit of Translation
Units of translation depend on the text itself, i.e. to what point can I understand the meaning. Both the word and the sentence, the period
May 29, 2009
