Finally 2021!
Finally 2021! I bet you are not missing 2020 and neither do I. I’m starting this new year at Updated Words with lots of changes and surprises of you, so …
Holiday Season
Holiday Season is here! 2020 is almost over and we all agree it’s good riddance! Now, it is time to make a balance of the year that was and start …
2020! Skip, next!
2020! Skip, next! It would have been nice if we could do this on the first of January of 2020, wouldn’t it? This was a year that we don’t want …
Killing our Planet
Killing our Planet. Sadly this is something we’ve been doing for centuries. Some may say it’s progress and evolution, but the truth is, if we don’t stop we will be …
Racism, a sad word
Racism, what a sad little word I would say! Usually, linguists love words, but this is the kind of word I would love to see eradicated from all dictionaries in …
What is Fake News?
What is Fake News? We are bombarded with this expression almost every day. Sometimes used to attack opponents, sometimes to describe certain types of content published in the media and …
A pay cut
A pay cut. A lot has been said about the way Covid has changed our lives, how we live, how we work, how we socialise, how we get educated. In …
Real Estate post-Covid
Real Estate post-Covid. This is a question many ask these days. Either you are a homeowner struggling to pay the mortgage, a renter who doesn’t know if you will be …
Translation and Covid
Translation and COVID. At a first glance, they may look totally unrelated, one is a terrible illness and the other is a language service that links countries and cultures. If …
See the birds fly
See the birds fly. As an aviation lover, I’d love to see them flying in the skies again. For the aviation industry, it is more than the desire of seeing …