In a world governed by immediacy it would seem that orthography has ceased to be relevant, however, writing coherent texts and without errors it will always be beneficial in all areas.
At work, the write correctly Let others see the skills and knowledge you have; Furthermore, it helps to build an optimal image through which you can appear more serious and trustworthy. Having spelling and syntax errors can, on the contrary, give a negative thought that would make you look careless or underprepared.
On the other hand, having the ability to write a well-written text also speaks of personality, by showing interest in always building a good communication bridge with the interlocutors.
Although writing well It is not a simple task, it requires a lot of practice and knowing the structures of the languageso reading can be a great support for the richness of the lexicon.
In this sense, the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) It has become the most relevant institution for linguistic regularization, through the promulgation of norms to promote the linguistic unity of the Spanish-speaking world.
The Urgent Spanish Foundation (Fundéu)a non-profit institution whose objective is to promote the good use of Spanish in the media, has partnered with the RAE and constantly publishes various tips on its website so that citizens can resolve their doubts. about how to write a certain word correctly, how to use an expression or tips on various topics.
On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings, below is a series of keys for proper writing of the news related to this event.
The Spelling of the Spanish language points out that the Expressions that are used to refer to a historical event in a direct and transparent way do not require capital letters. , except in the elements that require it (such as the proper names of people or cities). Therefore, in this case, the preferable way is Normandy’s landing .
On anniversaries or celebrations, it is appropriate to keep the ordinal or use Roman numerals : “The British royal family commemorates the 80th anniversary of D-Day” or “The president will travel to France to commemorate the LXXX anniversary of the Normandy landings.” When reading the number, it is permissible to use the cardinal hence 80th anniversary can be read eightieth anniversary or eightieth anniversary .
To refer specifically to the events of June 6, 1944, it is common and appropriate to use the initial capital letter in words day and hour since they are considered the Day D and the Hour H par excellence .
However, in military language and by extension in other areas, the expressions day D and H hour in a generic way to refer to an important or key moment (“D-day has arrived for the Argentine team”, “Midnight will be the H hour for the launch of the new product”). In these cases, it is appropriate to write the words day and hour with lowercase initial.
In the information that recalls the Normandy landings, the time in the early morning in which it began is frequently cited. The recommended way of writing hours is separating them from the minutes with the colon sign attached to the digits that precede and follow it ( 6:30 ), which does not mean that using the period is incorrect ( 6.30 ). In an informative text, it is not necessary to add a zero before the 6 and, if the abbreviation is used A.M this is written with periods and space (not A.M neither A.M ).
The Spelling of the Spanish language points out that, in the geographical names formed from a common noun (the type of geographical feature) and a proper noun or adjective , first is written in a general way with lowercase initial . Thus, the correct writing of the arm of sea between France and Great Britain is English Channel (No English Channel neither English Channel ).
Likewise, the word beach It is written with lowercase letters in the names given to the different coastal areas in which the landing took place: omaha beach , utah beach …
Although in the names of war conflicts the usual thing is that the noun war appears in lower case, in the case of world conflicts “usage has established as a singularizing proper noun the expressions First World War and Second World War with capital initial in all its components”, as pointed out by the Orthography .
Founded in Madrid in 1713 at the initiative of the eighth Marquis of Villena, Juan Manuel Fernández Pacheco y Zúñiga, the RAE is the institution that seeks to preserve the good use and unity of a language in permanent evolution and expansion.
Its most recent statutes (updated in 1993) establish that the main function of the Royal Academy is to “ensure that the Spanish language, in its continuous adaptation to the needs of its speakers, do not break its essential unity”. This commitment has been reflected in the so-called pan-Hispanic linguistic policy, shared with the other 22 corporations which are part of the Association of Spanish Language Academies (ASALE), created in Mexico in 1951.
Currently, the institution is made up of 46 academics, including the director and the other positions of the Governing Board, elected for temporary mandates.
One of the criticisms that has been made of the RAE is its refusal to recognize words or expressions that have emerged among the younger generations, especially as a result of the appearance of social networks. One of the most recent controversies is the recognition of inclusive language.
However, in 2020 it chose to launch the Word Observatory, a digital repository that offers information on words or meanings of words and expressions that do not appear in the Dictionary of the Spanish Language (DLE), but that have raised doubts regarding their its use, such as neologisms, foreign words, technicalities, regionalismsamong others.
The information contained in the Observatory is provisional as it is not included in academic works, so it may be modified and change over time, but this does not imply that its use is accepted.
