What to Keep in Mind when Translating and Localizing into Latin American Spanish
When translating texts to be used in Latin America, we must keep in mind the subtle differences that exist from country to country with respect
What is Spanish US?
As a translator, I am constantly surprised by the number of projects that are translated into U.S. Spanish. I know there are many variants or
What do Grass and Galeano have in common?
Last Monday the literary world mourned the death of two famous writers. In the southern hemisphere, at the age of 74, Uruguayan Eduardo Galeano passed
Translation and the 2014 World Cup in Brazil
Without any doubt, each World Cup is an event that fires up passions and moves multitudes across the world. And even though it’s a sport
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
The Term Bullying in the Spanish Language
Rioplatense Spanish (spoken in parts of Argentina and Uruguay, near the Río de la Plata) is slowly opening its doors to the name of a
A Sonorous Atlas of the Spanish Language
To celebrate the Sixth International Conference on the Spanish Language, which took place last week in Panama, the Spanish newspaper El País had writers from
Regional Soccer Terms That Go Global
In a previous post (Derby or Clásico?), we looked at some of the soccer terms which, by virtue of the incessant flow of Latin American
Is Music a language?
The other night I was listening to a version of Eleanor Rigby by the talented Uruguayan musician Leo Masliah. This particular version has got so
Translation: Specialty of Cultural Interpretation
“The Spanish language has to undergo massive changes in preparation for the future without borders,” warned Gabriel García Márquez in the Congress of Zacatecas 1997.
