Both Spanish and French are part of what we call the Romance language family, meaning that they are siblings in the larger Indo-European language family, having both evolved from Latin. Because of this, Spanish and French share significant similarities, specifically when comparing vocabulary root-words. During the spread of the Roman Empire which spanned 500 years, […]
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Spanish and Italian are both examples of modern-day Romance languages, meaning that they are siblings in the larger Indo-European language family, having both evolved from Latin. Spanish and Italian share significant similarities when comparing vocabulary root-words because of their common Latin roots. Over the 500 years the Roman Empire conquered Europe, North Africa and Asia,
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Spanish and Portuguese are both Romance languages, and have substantial similarities. Both evolved from Vulgar Latin, which was the more casual form of Classical Latin prevalent in the region during the 500 year reign of the Roman Empire. After the Roman empire fell, influences such as the languages previously spoken in what is today Portugal
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The Romance languages: Italian, French, Spanish – to name a few, are often considered to be the languages of love, from the Spanish ‘Latin Lover’ stereotype, to famous French love poems and romantic Italian dinner music. However, it may surprise some to know that these languages are not called ‘Romance’ languages after their perceived cultural
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The Spanish language is one of the fastest growing languages on the planet. Currently there are almost 400 million Spanish speakers globally, and it is the official language in 21 countries. It is estimated that by the year 2050 there will be 900 million Spanish speakers globally- that’s 10% of the world’s population. Additionally, at
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As we have previously discussed, Spanish is one of the most widely spoken languages on the planet, both geographically speaking and in sheer number of speakers. The Spanish language is also one of the most studied languages worldwide, second only to the amount of people learning to speak English. One of the more difficult parts
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Looking to learn another language? Spanish is a very popular option and one of the most widely spoken languages worldwide. Learning the Spanish language will allow you to communicate with almost 500 million native Spanish speakers and millions more that speak it as their second language. So what kind of steps should you take to
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The Spanish language is one of the most commonly spoken languages in the world, with more than 500 million speakers in 21 countries. It is no wonder that so many businesses are taking advantage of professional translation and copy editing services such as Spanish with Style in order to reach this massive audience. But just
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We’ve previously covered the importance of culturally and geographically tailoring your message to your target audience, but it’s also important to consider their academic and expertise level.
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The Spanish language is quickly becoming one of the most widely spoken languages in the world. There are an estimated 470 million native Spanish speakers on the planet today.
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