Google News now offered in Spanish
Tuesday September 30, 2003
Do you want to read the latest headlines from throughout the Spanish-speaking world but don't want to have to visit dozens of web sites? If so, the answer may be ... Read More
Another recognized language for Spain?
Sunday September 28, 2003
An organization of deaf people in Spain is seeking new legal status for sign language, saying that their sign language should receive the same recognition as do other minority languages ... Read More
We are so learning Spanish
Saturday September 27, 2003
How do you translate the English word "so" in a sentence like the headline above? The answer mostly depends on what you're trying to convey. This site's readers are weighing ... Read More
Dean to speak Spanish in TV ad
Friday September 26, 2003
Howard Dean, presidential candidate for the Democratic Party in the United States, apparently will be the first candidate to speak Spanish in a TV ad for this election cycle. The ... Read More
Verbs, verbs and more verbs
Tuesday September 23, 2003
As you might expect, the book 2,000+ Essential Spanish Verbs (Living Language, 2003) has page after page of verb conjugations. But it also has a lot more: a brief guide ... Read More
Unraveling the Basque mystery
Monday September 22, 2003
The origin of the Basque people and their language has long been something of a mystery. Their language, Euskara, is quite different from other European languages, and there has been ... Read More
Typing accents and Spanish punctuation
Sunday September 21, 2003
If you're using a computer that's set up for the English language, it may not be obvious to you how to type the Spanish accented vowels and punctuation. So ... Read More
Noticia de última hora
Saturday September 20, 2003
Looking for breaking news in Spanish? A new entry in the field is noticias.dirson.com, which is updated every few minutes. The site emphasizes the news of Spain, but you'll also ... Read More
¿Peueds leer etso?
Saturday September 20, 2003
If you've checked your email box lately, you may have received a letter referring to a study that showed people can read scrambled words provided that the first and last ... Read More
Argentine telenovelas popular in Israel
Friday September 19, 2003
Things Latin American, including the Spanish language, are growing in popularity in Israel. Two cable channels there broadcast 30 telenovelas per day, mostly from Argentina. Although the soap operas are ... Read More
Casa de los babys opens Friday
Wednesday September 17, 2003
John Sayles' latest film, Casa de los babys, opens in limited release on Friday in the United States. The movie, filmed in Mexico and set in an unspecified Spanish-speaking country ... Read More
How do you say 'noogie' in Spanish?
Monday September 15, 2003
You won't find the answer to that question in any dictionary. But you'll find it in our forum, where native speakers and others who know both English and Spanish freely ... Read More
Palabras inglesas en español
Monday September 15, 2003
En el foro: Me asombra la facilidad para importar términos del inglés. Cierto es que se trata de la lingua franca en el mundo, pero por eso mismo requiere un ... Read More
Don't count on machine translation
Sunday September 14, 2003
The question comes up time and time again: How good is computerized translation? The answer: Sometimes good enough to get the gist of what someone is saying, but not good ... Read More
Is Spanglish a lengua auténtica?
Sunday September 14, 2003
Is Spanglish, which is commonly used throughout the United States, a legitimate language or a dialect? A creole or a pidgin? And why is the use of Spanglish growing even ... Read More
Demand high for Spanish-language books
Sunday September 14, 2003
The growing use of Spanish in the United States can be seen in the recent decision by Barnes & Noble to significant increase its selection of Spanish-language books. "We've had ... Read More
Schwarzenegger launches Spanish-language campaign Web site
Saturday September 13, 2003
Arnold Schwarzenegger has become the second candidate in the campaign for California governor to launch a Spanish-language Web site. So far, the only other candidate known to have a Web ... Read More
Johnny Cash sang in Spanish too
Friday September 12, 2003
Country music icon Johnny Cash, who died Friday, recorded at least two songs in Spanish during his long career. They were El matador, whose English version was a hit in ... Read More
Scholastic Books division to publish translation of book by Madonna
Wednesday September 10, 2003
Las rosas inglesas, a translation of the children's book "The English Roses" by pop singer Madonna, will be the first book to be published by the new Spanish-language division of ... Read More
Harry Potter translation incredibly bad
Tuesday September 9, 2003
Just how bad is the bootleg translation of the bestseller Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix that is circulating in Venezuela? So bad that the anonymous translator apologizes ... Read More
Profesores debaten el papel de los medios
Tuesday September 9, 2003
Doscientos profesores de español debatirán sobre el papel de los medios de comunicación como una de las grandes herramientas para promover y extender el uso de la lengua española. Lee ... Read More
Using a spell checker in Spanish
Monday September 8, 2003
The Spanish-language spell checker in Microsoft Word seems to have some quirks, participants in our forum say. It doesn't seem to suggest adding accents to some words that need them, ... Read More
¿De dónde eres?
Saturday September 6, 2003
Where do the users of our forum come from? So far, those who have joined the "de dónde eres" discussion say they're from places as diverse as Belgium, Argentina, the ... Read More
Give Kucinich an A for effort, C- for execution
Friday September 5, 2003
Thursday's debate among eight of the nine major hopefuls for the U.S. Democratic Party presidential nomination was a chance for them to promote themselves to Hispanic voters. But, with all ... Read More
Spanish plays role early in U.S. presidential race
Thursday September 4, 2003
Some of the questions will be asked in both Spanish and English as the major candidates for the U.S. Democratic Party's presidential nomination hold the first in a series of ... Read More
Why does Spanish borrow English words?
Wednesday September 3, 2003
Why do Spanish, French, Japanese and other languages borrow from English when they have perfectly good words of their own they can use? Some of the participants in the forum ... Read More
What is the future of the Latin Grammys?
Wednesday September 3, 2003
Producers of the Latin Grammys show, to be seen in the U.S. on CBS, have a tough challenge: to produce a show featuring Spanish- and Portuguese-language music and make it ... Read More
Spanish use of Anglicisms under fire
Tuesday September 2, 2003
The growing use and acceptance of Anglicisms is a danger to the Spanish language, some leading Spanish language experts are saying. Read more (in Spanish)... (Source: La Prensa of Panama ... Read More
Raunchy radio?
Tuesday September 2, 2003
How raunchy is Spanish-language radio in the United States? Critics say that some of it is so bad that the stations wouldn't get away with what they're doing if they ... Read More
New words for September
Monday September 1, 2003
The start of a new month brings a new collection of words you can learn. Come back each day for a new word, or click the links at the bottom ... Read More