A few days ago I was watching a video as part of a MOOC (Massive Online Open Course) about Spain and its culture. The speaker mentioned bullfighting and how rooted it is in Spanish culture (to my dismay, I must say), something that becomes obvious through the many everyday expressions we use that stem from […]
‘CEO’, ‘community manager’, ‘coach’, ‘brainstorm’, ‘casual’, and the list goes on and on. Regardless of your mother tongue, you probably recognise these English words from hearing or seeing them in your own language. These are Anglicisms – intruders that sneak in and settle in a host code. Given the pace at which science and technology […]
As many Spanish people, I grew up in a household where feelings were sparingly shown and articulated. For many of us, all the ‘I love you’, ‘I’m so proud of you’ and heaps of hugs and making up belonged in the telly, and more specifically in the cheesy American TV shows from the 90s focused […]
People talk about how important it is to get out of one’s comfort zone to improve our knowledge and test ourselves. For me, as for many freelance translators who spend most of their time in their ‘home caves’, networking can be considered a light version of leaving my comfort zone. I live in London, where […]
I like it dry. But I’m not talking about a good martini here. I’m talking about the land, specifically about a part of the world capable of seducing the most desert-averse souls: the US Southwest. A few days ago, Facebook reminded me that it’s been one year since I was hiking, rowing and climbing on […]
Translators are a bit like a chameleon. Yes, we translate, but we are down-to-earth realists who understand the importance of diversification. Editing & proofreading, copywriting, project management, teaching, transcription, voice-overs… These are some of the obvious add-ons to our service list, but what about the not so obvious? As linguists, we have a powerful tool […]