As I coated in my CapicúaFM episode 89, we joined forces with the University Francisco Marroquín of Guatemala to protest and request correction from X.com (Twitter’s) translation division. We coated intimately throughout the episode that though the verb utilized by X.com (Twitter) is certainly a correct phrase within the DcRAE (Diccionario castellano de la Real Academia Española), on this case it’s a totally pointless linguistic calque, with a totally completely different that means than the meant one. The inappropriately used verb postear (and within the preterite tense posteó) discuss with the act of putting in a bodily wood utility pole (like a phone pole) as indicated within the photograph (which is in public area). The verb that X.com (Twitter) ought to be utilizing is publicar with its third-person singular preterite conjugation publicó. For instance, an accurate sentence could be:
Ana publicó la noticia ayer en X.com.
In that sentence, it is senseless to make use of posteó, since Ana didn’t set up any utility pole.
We hereby request corrections from Elon Musk’s translation group. It offends me every time I see the verb posteó used inappropriately every time I obtain notifications from X.com (Twitter). Thank you prematurely.
Note: My CapicúaFM podcast is popping 10 years outdated this month. As of yesterday, it has had 499,432 distinctive downloads in over 161 international locations in keeping with Podtrac. In addition, CapicúaFM has received two awards up to now.
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