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More Specific? Impossible.

In this post from last year, we presented some words with oddly specific meanings. Frequently, this specificity makes it difficult to translate these words (or makes them almost untranslatable, as

February 6, 2014

The Origins of American English

As is well known, there are many differences between British and American English, especially when it comes to spelling. However, few people know why this is the case. Did these

February 5, 2014

The Term Bullying in the Spanish Language

Rioplatense Spanish (spoken in parts of Argentina and Uruguay, near the Río de la Plata) is slowly opening its doors to the name of a concept that is not foreign

January 30, 2014

A History of Writing and Letters

When we start school as children, we are taught how to write. As a translator, I find it interesting to investigate where letters and forms of writing come from. After

January 29, 2014

Social Networks to the Rescue of Regionalisms

As linguists, many times we find ourselves perplexed, surprised, and even horrified at the very unorthodox and distant way in which increasing numbers of people communicate by means of social

January 23, 2014

My Birthday Word

About a month ago, the directors of the Oxford English Dictionary announced their choice for the word of the year: selfie. This neologism, coined to refer to photos in which

January 22, 2014

In linguistics, code-switching refers to the simultaneous and syntactically and phonologically appropriate use of more than one language. It is fairly common to hear multilingual people use elements of the

January 21, 2014

Body Language Translation

In previous entries, we mentioned in passing the translation work of movies, TV shows, and other audiovisual content. In that entry, as in similar ones, it is taken for granted

January 16, 2014

What Should We Keep in Mind When Interpreting?

When we must complete an interpretation job, it is essential, first and foremost, that we consult with the client or the person/company hiring our interpretation services so that they can

January 15, 2014

The Difficult Task of Translating Proverbs

There is no doubt that as translators we face constant challenges while doing our job. An example would be, while translating literary works we may come across more than one

January 13, 2014

Online Spanish Neologisms Word Bank

It is no coincidence the title of this post contains a neologism in Spanish (the word “online”); in fact, the word is the heading to this post (indeed, the word

January 8, 2014

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

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