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What Came First: Language or Thought?
What Came First: Language or Thought?
Do words precede thought?
Nicolás Velásquez
Jul 13
Too Old to Marry? My Zodiac’s Hilarious Mexican Misunderstanding
Too Old to Marry? My Zodiac’s Hilarious Mexican Misunderstanding
Being lost (in translation) in Mexico City has its perks
Isabella Solcà
Jul 3
Milk and Poop Are So Much More Than They Are Cracked up To Be
Milk and Poop Are So Much More Than They Are Cracked up To Be
Please do not read if you are easily offended by colorful vocabulary.
Margaret Gypsy
Jul 2
Use of Translation Software
Use of Translation Software
CAT tools, glossaries, and machine translation
Rita Carla Francesca Monticelli
Jun 30
What is Translation?
What is Translation?
Speaking two languages doesn’t make you a translator
Rita Carla Francesca Monticelli
Jun 30
Woolfish Wisdom and the Social Life of Words
Woolfish Wisdom and the Social Life of Words
Virginia Woolf’s broadcast on the artless art of writing
Mimosa Days
Jun 26
Let’s Connect the Language Dots Between the Taj Mahal, the Stegosaur, and… Kristin Chenoweth?
Let’s Connect the Language Dots Between the Taj Mahal, the Stegosaur, and… Kristin Chenoweth?
A “Where Words Came From”. Also featuring togas, toques, detectives, and… Baltimore
Trevor Dunkirk
Jun 24
Why I Am a Translator
Why I Am a Translator
From loving foreign languages to becoming a professional
Rita Carla Francesca Monticelli
Jun 24
Lessons From My Portuguese Language Class
Lessons From My Portuguese Language Class
I learned more about cultures than the language
Becca Pollock
Jun 23
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Is ‘Saudade’ the Defining Word of ‘Portugality’? Let’s Reconsider
Is ‘Saudade’ the Defining Word of ‘Portugality’? Let’s Reconsider
What other word lies at the heart of the Portuguese soul?
Rui Alves
Jun 14
Why I Teach Writing With a Focus on Meaning?
Why I Teach Writing With a Focus on Meaning?
How prioritizing meaning over complexity leads to better writing
Rui Alves
Jun 22
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