Número 131 | 19 mayo 2014 |
News you can use by: Gwen Bloomsburg Heraclitus is credited with the saying “No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man.” Much depends on the moment, as well as on the man (or woman) and this is all-too true in language. What one says is not necessarily what another hears. Add to this the problem of translation, and we could all get lost in linguistic labyrinths of meaning. Luckily, a while ago I found a handy tool to help me figure out not merely a particular word to use, but how to combine that word with others, how to really put the words together in a way that might make sense to others. And in multiple languages. The tool is Linguee, and although it debuted in 2009, the site’s usage data shows that its growth has been dramatic over the past year. If you try it, you can see why. Not only will Linguee provide you a definition for a word or phrase, its search engine combs the web for examples that can show you how such word or phrase is used in context. In other words, you might actually be able to step into the same river that someone else crossed. Visit http://www.linguee.com/ and find a way to say it.
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Galería de plantillas
por: Gino Naranjo Una excelente opción para crear roles de pagos, control de gastos, hojas de calificaciones, calendarios, cartas, etc. es el complemento Vertex42 Template gallery disponible para las nuevas hojas de cálculo de la cuenta Udlanet. Una vez instalado (ver Un Tic en la lengua número 126) se dispone de más de 70 plantillas organizadas por temáticas. Este es el procedimiento para emplear una plantilla: 1. Dentro de una hoja de cálculo se debe elegir la opción complementos, template galleries, browse templates. 2. Se despliega un cuadro con las categorías y contenidos de las plantillas. 3. Deberá elegir la plantilla de su elección pulsando en la misma y luego elegir copy to google drive. 4. A partir de ese momento ya podrá personalizar la plantilla pues la hoja aparecerá en su bandeja de documentos..
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Blog: https://blogs.udla.edu.ec/unticenlalengua/ | Contacto: gbloomsburg@udla.edu.ec, dchauvin@udla.edu.ec, g.naranjo@udlanet.ec |