What Are the Differences Between Spanish and Catalan?
Both of them are Romance languages, but Catalan—contrary to popular belief—is not a dialect of Spanish, but rather an entirely different language. In fact, looks
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
The Spanish Language: Vulgarisms and Vices
As language professionals—translators, writers, editors, literature students, etc.—we tend to feel outraged whenever we hear or see grammatical, spelling or semantic errors, which unfortunately are
The Use of Prefixes in Spanish
One of my recurring doubts when writing a text in Spanish has to do with the correct use of prefixes. It often happens that I
Spanish Is the Second Most Widely Used Language on Twitter
The Spanish Chancellor, José Manuel García-Margallo, and the director of the Instituto Cervantes (Cervantes Institute, Madrid), Victor García de la Concha presented the 2012 report
Spanish Language Enjoys Excellent Health
The Cervantes Institute, one of the largest Spanish-language cultural institutions, unveiled on January 14 its annual report on the overall status of the Spanish language
Hispanic Voters Encouraged to Vote through Spanish Language Ads
Ads posted by Obama and Romney teams aimed at Hispanic voters have popped up through many media outlets in the last couple of months, but
A menu in Spanish
Continuing with the “Olympic spirit”, I read recently that before the 2006 Olympic Games in Peking, the city carried out a translation and a “standardization”
Of Goat Preferences and Other Spanish Expressions
Among the great treasures of the Spanish language, we find many a colorful turn of phrase; locutions so humble that perhaps they don’t make it
The Spanish Invasion
There is a lot of talk about how Spanish is increasingly overrun by Anglicisms. However, it is also interesting to note that English, at present,
