“Chuspa”, “Bolsa” and “Funda” All Mean “Bag” in Spanish
Translators are front-line witnesses to the fascinating tug-of-war between established authorities that act as the arbiters for the “proper” way to speak a language (e.g. the Royal Spanish Academy, the French Academy, the Oxford English Dictionary)… and life (do you remember when it was “electronic mail”, or have you noticed how “diss” has migrated from…