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
Translating into Quechua
As part of our daily work as Project Managers we get quotations for projects in extremely diverse languages. The general population may have never even
The Use of Prefixes in Spanish
One of my recurring doubts when writing a text in Spanish has to do with the correct use of prefixes. It often happens that I
Association of Spanish Language Academies
As well as the Royal Spanish Academy (Real Academia Española), there are distinct Spanish language academies in various countries, namely: Colombian Language Academy Ecuadorian Language
Punctuation in Lists in Spanish
It’s common in our line of work for people to have doubts regarding proper punctuation in lists in Spanish. It’s important to keep certain principles
Machismo in Spanish Writing?
I frequently notice in translations from English into Spanish that the translator attempts to make explicit an author’s reference to both sexes with the following
Triphthongs in Spanish
A triphthong is a sequence of three vowels making up one syllable. Some examples in Spanish would be: a – pre – ciáis, co –
Pronouncing “c” and “z” in Spanish
“Seseo” consists of pronouncing the letters “c” (before “e” and “i”) and “z” with the sound normally associated with the letter “s”. If someone speaks
Writing Years in Spanish
Continuing on the topic of writing dates in Spanish correctly, regarding the use of the article “el” (which includes the contraction “del“) before the expression
Use of Prepositions to Write Dates in Spanish
When writing dates in Spanish, you will use the prepositions “a“, “en” and “de“. The preposition “a” is put before the day, both when talking
