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¡La Esquina de la Gramática! Rule 3

¡La Esquina de la Gramática! Rule 3

Foreign words and latinisms always in italic All words from other languages and Latinisms non-adapted and included in a Spanish text should be written with any kind of graphic style that highlights its foreign nature with italics being the preferred graphic style, or between quotation marks as well. On the other hand, adapted foreign words and Latinisms (those that fit the Spanish grammar or have modified their original spelling or pronunciation in order to fit the Spanish la

¡La Esquina de la Gramática! Rule 2

¡La Esquina de la Gramática! Rule 2

Accent mark in the letter “o”, no anymore- Until recently, it was advised to place an accent mark in the conjunction “o” when it was written between two numbers in order to avoid confusion with the number “zero/ 0”. But that has changed. Most of us are aware of that change, but I know that some, who haven’t had time to be up to date with Spanish grammar, continue to place the accent mark. Using the accent mark wasn’t necessary from the stressed and the graphic perspectives: t

Launching ¡La Esquina de la Gramática! Rule 1

Launching ¡La Esquina de la Gramática! Rule 1

When translating into Spanish or editing in Spanish, there are several resources a translator or editor can use when in doubt about certain Spanish grammar rules. There are also instances when an English-speaking client, who might understands some Spanish, is reviewing a document or text, and have trouble understanding certain Spanish grammar specifics. Oftentimes it can be time consuming to find answers to those questions in books or online. That’s why Above Marketing is off