Articles Tagged with Spanish

This is not easy

Published on May 5, 2026May 4, 2026 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Saying the same thing

Is accurate translation impossible?

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The shelf of old dictionaries

Published on April 7, 2026April 6, 2026 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Avoiding avian litigation

Is your dictionary too up-to-date?

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Freestyle grammar

Published on December 2, 2025December 1, 2025 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Translating the rules

Sometimes you need to widen your thinking just a little.

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Spoken or written

Published on March 11, 2025March 10, 2025 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Proper language

The two aspects sometimes sit uneasily together.

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Language change

Published on July 30, 2024July 29, 2024 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

The long and short of it

We ponder an old textbook.

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Choosing classes (I)

Published on January 9, 2024January 7, 2024 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Supply and demand

Choosing next year’s classes can be a puzzle for High School students.

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On translation

Published on December 6, 2022December 4, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Moving between languages

We consider alternative teaching strategies.

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Tilting at windmills

Published on December 7, 2021December 5, 2021 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

The vanishing knight

Where did Don Quixote go?

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Not the way it sounds

Published on June 9, 2020June 9, 2020 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Spelling reform

Written and spoken languages are different.  Should they be made more similar?

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Language technology

Published on June 2, 2020June 2, 2020 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Materials for learning

We notice that some things have gotten much easier with advances in technology.

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