Linguistics

Lukewarm Water for Foreigners

I saw a few days ago a video that cracked me up for a couple of days. It was this Arab man calling from his room at a Intercontinental...

Interpreters for Mediations

The role of an interpreter during a mediation.

Día de los Veteranos

En español le llamamos Veteranos de Guerra porque la definición de veterano es cualquier persona con experiencia en una profesión u...

Aunt and Mother in Law: Two Concepts Under the Same Term

Growing up in Colombia, older women used to joke about the Spanish word “nuera” which means daughter in law. Nuera comes from the latin...

Does The Word Accountable Exist in Spanish?

English is the language with the most words. One reason is the combination of its origins, bringing to the table Germanic and Dutch roots...

The Confidentiality Dilemma in The Language Profession

Where should interpreters and translators draw the line? Last month, Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee proposed to subpoena...

La ortografía del español en las redes sociales

Hace dos días vi un desafío ortográfico entre Alberto Bernal, tuitero reconocido por su excelente conocimiento en finanzas y economía, y...

Qué es un #TBT

El sábado me levanté temprano, me senté en la sala y corrí levemente la cortina para tantear la cantidad de sol. Abrí el Instagram...

A Review of Comparative Law for Spanish-English Speaking Lawyers from a Translator’s Perspective

Throughout the years, legal translation has concerned itself mainly with terminology issues, but a compendium of legal terms in a...