The History of a Symbol That Has No Translation: @
Throughout history, the @ sign has been used for many purposes, but its use was never so universal before its application in information technology. If
How Are Dates Written in Different Countries?
Date formatting is something that every translator must pay attention to. It is essential to write them correctly and intelligibly for the intended audience of
English and Its Turbulent Origin
English is probably the most widely spoken language in the world. In most cases when someone visits a country where they do not speak the
What Are Monolinguals Missing out on?
Many people around the world invest a lot of time, money and effort into studying new languages. The reasons are generally the same: to improve
Endonyms and Exonyms: Say What?
Ever wondered why London becomes Londres or Londra but Chicago remains Chicago? You may have not come across the terms endonym and exonym per se
Happy Valentine’s, my treasure!
A few days ago was the year’s most romantic day ever. Or at least that’s what we’re meant to think, isn’t it? How can our
An increasingly multilingual world
An infographic recently published in the South China Morning Post shows the most spoken languages in the world and its number of speakers. It shows
Latin American Translators Living Abroad
Many of us work in translation because it provides us with endless satisfaction not only professionally and monetarily, but also on a personal level. It’s a
Helianthus vs. Sunflower – Are botanical translations a real challenge?
I’ve always been intrigued by the real and complex names of flowers. Who knew that a sunflower is actually called helianthus or that Lanicera caprifolium
50 shades of Mary
Machine translation is inevitably popular these days as, as previously discussed in this post. And who can blame its users? Google Chrome’s suggestion to “translate this
