Translating into Moldovan or Romanian?
Romanian is an Indo-European language that belongs to the eastern group of the Romance languages, being the least-known of the Latin languages, coming in at
What Are the World’s Sexiest Accents?
A few weeks ago, CNN reported the results of an interesting survey carried out through Facebook in which users voted for what was, in their
What Makes a Great Linguist?
There is a whole host of valid answers to this question, but arguably the most significant – at least in the field of translation and
Tetum: Not Malay or Indonesian
Tetum is a language of the Austronesian family and, along with Portuguese, is spoken in East Timor. And, while it is strongly influenced by Malay
Evolving Language
The idea about this blog started growing from my reading of David Stockman’s The Great Deformation.Although this book focuses on economics and the alleged development
Dictionary of Curiosities
In working as translators, we always come across words that are difficult to translate. We’ve spoken on other occasions about how certain languages use words
Why Applications Should Be Localized
In recent years, the need to localize products has grown significantly, above all in the field of IT. Why is there such a focus on
Do You Want to Learn Spanish?
Spanish is the second-most spoken language in the world based on its number of native speakers, after Mandarin Chinese. It can therefore be very useful
What Is Code-switching?
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
Do Superheroes Get Their Names Translated?
I never really grew up with comic books, but I have become a fan of a lot of superhero movies these past few years. When
