Another Language Gap Bridged
For centuries humans have stared at their canine companions and worked at deciphering exactly what their barks and grunts could possibly mean. Often it is
August 12, 2009
Uses of the Word Senior in Spanish
I was thumbing through the dictionary of the Spanish Academy (RAE) the other day and I thought it would be useful to share the official
August 7, 2009
Ending Sentences with Prepositions in English
To review: English does not have an official governing body that dictates what is right or wrong. Instead, it is based on a set of
August 5, 2009
English: The New Latin?
English is the one language that can be found in every corner of the world. It is taught and recognized on every continent and its
July 31, 2009
The Peritextual Environment
There is a big difference between competence in a field and encyclopedic knowledge. “Competence in the field” is everything related to the concrete information related
July 24, 2009
New Multilingual Web Search Tool
Consider my mind blown. I was pointed to 2lingual.com the other day by a friend who shares my interest in multilingual information and I am
July 20, 2009
Demonstratives in English and Spanish
Demonstratives are used to point to another element that they depend on to achieve their full meaning. If they point backwards, it is known as
July 17, 2009
The Newest Grammar Hounds
Grammar hounds, and I include myself in this list, are those who are so obsessed with proper presentation of a language that even the slightest
July 17, 2009
Common Features of Languages
To begin with, a characteristic that is shared by all languages is that they are arbitrary, which is in its most elemental form is demonstrated
July 10, 2009
The World Bank’s Language Policy
I never cease to discover new facts about the world that stun me to silence. Rebecca Harris at Foreign Policy recently published an article addressing
July 6, 2009
The Use of the Period in English and Spanish
The period (full stop) is the punctuation mark that marks the grammatical and logical end of a sentence. The main difference comes from its greatest
July 3, 2009
Changes in Meaning: Evolution or Corruption?
Neatorama.com has posted an excerpt from Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader highlighting different words and expressions whose meanings are not the same now as they were
June 29, 2009
