The Role of Interpreters in Afghanistan
I recently posted on how the US government is addressing a shortage of translators and interpreters in its efforts in the Middle East, most notably
September 22, 2009
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 –
September 21, 2009
Video Tutorial on Importing Excel Glossaries into Multiterm
I would just like to share this instructional video on generating Mutliterm termbase files from an Excel glossary, which is the most important step in
September 14, 2009
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
September 11, 2009
Unique Languages: Maltese
It is often discussed here and in many other places how English is such a unique language due to the confluence of languages from separate
September 7, 2009
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
September 4, 2009
U.S. Government Looking for More Translators
As reported by the Washington Times, there is a worrisome shortage of translators in some languages that are crucial in the operations in Pakistan, Afghanistan,
September 1, 2009
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
August 28, 2009
The Strange History of the Ampersand
The logogram on the left is ubiquitous and easily recognizable throughout the world; it’s “the and sign”. To professionals and lovers of linguistic trivia, it’s
August 26, 2009
More on Dates in Spanish
Dates in Spanish can be spelled out in their entirety, written in a combination of letters and numbers, or only with numbers: a) It is
August 20, 2009
Diplomatic Translation Gaffe
Recently, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was kind enough to give us the latest example of how poor quality translations can leave an organization looking
August 19, 2009
Expressing Dates in Spanish
As established in the Real Academia Española, Spanish-speaking countries use, generally, the ascending order when they write out dates, i.e. day, month, year, with no
August 14, 2009
