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Elena Herraiz

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Herraiz and the second or maternal family name is Medina.
Elena Herraiz
Personal information
Born
Elena Herraiz Medina

(1992-11-11) 11 November 1992 (age 32)
Guadalajara, Castilla–La Mancha, Spain
Other namesLinguriosa
Occupations
Websitelinguriosa.com
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2019–present
GenreLinguistics
Subscribers779,000[1]
Total views102,514,135[1]
Contents are inSpanish
100,000 subscribers2021
Last updated: 5 November 2024

Elena Herraiz Medina (Spanish pronunciation: [eˈlena eˈrajθ meˈðina]; born 11 November 1992), known online as Linguriosa (pronounced [liŋɡuˈɾjosa]), is a Spanish YouTuber, linguistic popularizer and Spanish-language teacher.[2][3] Since 2024, she has appeared on the TV programme Cifras y letras.

Early life and career

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A native of Guadalajara, Herraiz studied Translation and Interpreting at the University of Valladolid, specializing in English and German, and went on to pursue a master's degree at the University of Alcalá, becoming a teacher of Spanish as a second language. She moved to Berlin for five years to teach Spanish.[4]

In September 2019, she started the YouTube channel Linguriosa (a portmanteau of lingüista curiosa, 'curious linguist'),[5] originally dedicated to sharing teaching methods for Spanish grammar, but where she now deals with linguistic doubts and focuses on Spanish language history and etymology.[2][3][6]

In early 2024, Herraiz began collaborating on the Televisión Española game show Cifras y letras (the Spanish version of Des chiffres et des lettres), broadcast on La 2, as a language expert.[2][3][7] She also started a joint podcast with YouTube medical popularizer Sandra Ortonobes (La Hiperactina), titled Tú de ciencias y yo de letras.[8]

Personal life

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Herraiz is a vegetarian. She has a girlfriend.[9][10]

References

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  1. ^ a b "About Linguriosa". YouTube.
  2. ^ a b c Morales, Manuel (11 January 2024). "Linguriosa, divulgadora lingüística en YouTube: 'La lengua la hacemos los hablantes, no ninguna academia'". El País (in European Spanish). Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Elena Herraiz, la lingüista de Guadalajara que ha saltado de las redes a la televisión". El Español (in European Spanish). 17 February 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  4. ^ "La alcarreña y 'linguriosa' Elena Herraiz, en el nuevo Cifras y Letras". Nueva Alcarria (in European Spanish). 8 January 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  5. ^ Rada, Javier (12 July 2024). "Elena Herraiz, Linguriosa: 'A la gente le gusta muchísimo el castellano medieval'". ElDiario.es (in European Spanish). Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  6. ^ "El boom de la Linguriosa: la youtuber española que juega con las palabras y le saca la lengua a la santísima RAE..." Publimetro Chile (in Spanish). 6 October 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Elena Herraiz y las curiosidades del español". www.adoptauntio.es (in European Spanish). Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  8. ^ Herraiz, Elena [@_linguriosa_] (2 February 2024). "Os presentamos ✨TÚ DE CIENCIAS Y YO DE LETRAS✨" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 27 October 2024 – via Instagram.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ Herraiz, Elena (25 June 2023). 🏳️‍🌈Si son GAYS, NO lo llames MATRIMONIO (in European Spanish). Event occurs at 1:57. Retrieved 5 November 2024 – via YouTube.
  10. ^ Herraiz, Elena [@_linguriosa_] (28 June 2024). "❤️🧡💛💚💙💜" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 5 November 2024 – via Instagram.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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