Comments on: Astronomy questions… now in Spanish!

By: Herman

Herman — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:13:49 +0000

Hi Phil,

I am now doing the same as Lourdes, but in the Dutch language. The first part is already on line. You can find it here: http://sereniteit.wordpress.com/2009/06/11/phil-plait-bad-astronomer-beantwoordt-vragen-over-astronomie-deel-1/

The subsequent parts will follow in the coming days and weeks…

- Herman -
P.S. I am also the Dutch translator of the Skepdic’s Dictionary (http://nederlands.skepdic.com)

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By: andyo

andyo — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 03:07:59 +0000

Well, I think whatever Gib meant, it came out as pretty pedantic and actually ignorant. Since some time ago the Real Academia has accepted español as interchangeable with castellano, meaning that it's not mexicano, it is just plain español. Maybe it has mexicanismos in the text, but it's still Spanish. Now, I don't think our pedantic friends would like to go against THE Royal Academy, would he?

By: Santiago

Santiago — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 18:52:26 +0000

Oh, come on Phil, there would have been a single accent mark required for “¡Preguntas de Astronomía, ahora en español!”, although I suppose the “ñ” might be more complicated. And does anyone know how the hell you say “eñe” in English?

Also, just to clarify again, the language is called Spanish (fine, or Castellano, if you prefer) even if it’s spoken in Mexico or Argentina or wherever, unless you also want to distinguish between English English and Canadian/Australian/South African/etc…

Oh, and João, thank you for including Mexico in North America, but it is my understanding that everything north of Panama is technically in North America.

Mil gracias Lourdes, es bueno ver que en México si tenemos personas que disfrutan y aprecian la astronomía y la ciencia!

By: JamesTCA

JamesTCA — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 08:27:39 +0000

Is she speaking Castillian Spanish or that butchered version they speak in Mexico and other points south?

By: Quiet Desperation

Quiet Desperation — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 04:02:00 +0000

‘Tis not complicated at all. Here’s some handy ASCII Alt-codes for typing letters in Spanish.

It’s not complicated, but it seems every site has its own quirks. We need a W3Org standard for formatting in message boards.

By: João

João — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 02:51:09 +0000

Mexican-Spanish Geographer:
quite right my friend. I’m sorry for the left-out. It’s totally my fault for putting Mexico in Central America. It won’t happen again.

Juan:
Mexico in English is pronounced as mek-si-koh. Even though it’s written the same way as in Spanish it’s pronounced differently. A different thing happens with Brazil. It’s written with a “z” in English but it’s written with an “s” in Portuguese. So, it’s pronounced the same way but it’s written in a different way. I’m not an expert in philology but I’m sure there’s a name for this kind of things.

Anyway, a big thank you for Lourdes Cahuichon. Anyone who works with video translations knows how much work this means.