The RAE Has Entered the Homestretch of a New Edition
In recent days, the Real Academia Española (RAE) disclosed the incorporation of new terms into the new edition to be published in October, which will
March 28, 2014
How Can We Develop Our Brain?
Recently Lund University, in Sweden, carried out research on the effects of learning a new language that proved the growth of the brain in various
March 24, 2014
Atomic Errors
As translators and translator agencies, we are constantly running into erroneous or nonsensical translations. In some cases – such as the ones that we published
March 20, 2014
Little Big Differences Between Spanish and Portuguese
Although there is a very close relationship between Spanish and Portuguese to the extent that oftentimes they display a high degree of mutual intelligibility, there
March 14, 2014
Technology to the Rescue of Endangered Languages
Just as photography was clearly preceded by painting or drawing, or as printed word had written word as its precursor, the recording of sound on
March 13, 2014
How Are Operas Translated?
Of all the tasks that can be entrusted to a translator, the one that is probably most feared is the translation of a poem. This
March 6, 2014
Issues of Linguistic… Taste
In the previous entry, we dealt with the connotations that animal names have in different languages. On this occasion, we will take a look at
February 27, 2014
Two Thumbs Down: Movie Translation Mistakes
A few weeks ago we published a post in which we talked about the strange yet conscientious decisions that translators make when translating movie titles.
February 20, 2014
Hijitus, the Argentine Superhero
Las aventuras de Hijitus (The Adventures of Hijitus) was an animated series created by the great Spanish cartoonist Manuel García Ferré, first broadcasted in 1967.
February 19, 2014
What Animal References Imply in Different Languages
The names which are given to animal species are exclusive, they have no grey areas. An animal’s name is used to refer to a given
February 13, 2014
More Specific? Impossible.
In this post from last year, we presented some words with oddly specific meanings. Frequently, this specificity makes it difficult to translate these words (or
February 6, 2014
The Origins of American English
As is well known, there are many differences between British and American English, especially when it comes to spelling. However, few people know why this
February 5, 2014
