There's nothing quite like learning something new -- and as translators and interpreters, we do need to learn new things, specifically new words, on a regular basis to expand our vocabulary. We've long been addicted to "La palabra del día" (word of the day), and we know many fellow Spanish translators who also love this daily dose of wisdom.
It's a free e-mail sent by
La Página del Idioma Español. The site was founded by Uruguayan journalist and Spanish-language expert
Ricardo Soca. The e-mail presents one highly useful word a day and gives you a lot of interesting historical and etymological background on the term. It's a quick, fascinating read, and it makes us feel a bit smarter every day.
To sign up for free, please visit the Spanish-language link of
La palabra del día.
Enjoyed reading? Share this
We (Judy and Dagmar Jenner) are a pair of identical translating and interpreting twins working in Spanish, German, English, and French (Dagmar only). We were born in Austria, grew up in a bilingual household in Mexico City, and run our translation, interpreting and copywriting business, Twin Translations, from Vegas and Vienna (Austria). In this blog, we dispense (useful) tips and tricks on how to run a translation business. We frequently share what we know with fellow linguists via our "The Entrepreneurial Linguist" workshop. The "Entrepreneurial Linguist" book was published in April 2010 and is available on www.lulu.com. Judy pens the monthly "Entrepreneurial Linguist" column for the ATA Chronicle. She holds an MBA in marketing from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Dagmar has a graduate degree in French, a translation degree and is finishing her graduate degree in French and Spanish conference interpreting at the University of Vienna. In addition, she is writing a dissertation about the feminist discourse in Chilean novelist Isabel Allende's work. She is the secretary general of UNIVERSITAS Austria Interpreters' and Translators' Association. Judy is a master-level certified Spanish court interpreter in the state of Nevada and serves as the president of the Nevada Interpreters and Translators Association.
Posts
3 comments:
Hello!
I am from Spain and I am suscribed to "la recomendación del día" by La Fundeu (www.fundeu.es click on "suscribirse a recomendaciones"). Even if I am a native speaker, I find their recommendations extremely useful!
Best,
Cris
I love the name of your business - Twin Translations. I don't think I have ever come across twins who run there own business except for the Winklevoss brothers.
Inspiring stuff!
@Nick: thanks -- glad you like the name! We actually met another pair of twins from Austria who are finishing their translation degrees and guess what they named their business? :)
Post a Comment