Forum: Translations
April 23, 2017, 06:54 AM
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Forum: Translations
April 21, 2017, 03:13 AM
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No, my friend was frustrated because she...
No, my friend was frustrated because she telephoned somebody she needed to see, and got the verbal response "estamos en despacho". So she did not know whether it was OK to go and see them or not.
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Forum: Translations
April 20, 2017, 01:53 AM
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Estamos en despacho
Is there a double meaning in this expression? A friend is baffled because she has understood it either as
1) in the office i.e. We are in the office now, and you can come and see us
2) in the...
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Forum: General Chat
March 28, 2017, 07:05 AM
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I don't really understand the thrust of this...
I don't really understand the thrust of this statement. Generally, in English, an unstressed vowel is usually weaker than when stressed, and is often reduced to a schwa. But it doesn't change to...
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Forum: General Chat
March 27, 2017, 09:42 AM
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Forum: General Chat
March 27, 2017, 07:18 AM
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These are not examples of bad pronunciation....
These are not examples of bad pronunciation. These elisions have been part of the English language for centuries, and are perfectly correct English. (But I would never use "whatever" in that context...
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Forum: General Chat
March 27, 2017, 05:36 AM
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Forum: General Chat
March 27, 2017, 02:43 AM
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
March 27, 2017, 01:33 AM
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
March 26, 2017, 02:46 AM
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That reminds me of two anecdotes: an English...
That reminds me of two anecdotes: an English friend of mine lived here in Tenerife and had Spanish neighbours with a dog. She mentioned this dog to me and claimed that it's name was "ven aquí" :D
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Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques
March 21, 2017, 05:15 AM
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Forum: General Chat
March 19, 2017, 11:32 AM
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Forum: Grammar
March 17, 2017, 07:53 AM
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Forum: Vocabulary
March 17, 2017, 07:50 AM
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I don't think I would use it at all, because I...
I don't think I would use it at all, because I would find something better. I suppose I could see it used in something like "It was a heart-thumping moment when watching the lottery draw and seeing...
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Forum: Vocabulary
March 17, 2017, 07:34 AM
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I'm not running - just trying to understand....
I'm not running - just trying to understand. There are strange things in English indeed, especially the negative of a past tense, where the past is expressed by did plus a present short infinitive: ...
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Forum: Vocabulary
March 17, 2017, 03:11 AM
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Forum: Grammar
March 16, 2017, 10:07 AM
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Forum: Vocabulary
March 16, 2017, 04:03 AM
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Forum: Vocabulary
March 15, 2017, 07:10 AM
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Forum: Vocabulary
March 14, 2017, 08:37 AM
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Forum: Vocabulary
March 13, 2017, 05:04 AM
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Forum: Vocabulary
March 13, 2017, 02:24 AM
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Quite simple - all the examples you give are...
Quite simple - all the examples you give are perfect participles and they all represent something in the past. No problem there. But using the pp for something in the future is illogical to me. As my...
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Forum: Translations
March 12, 2017, 03:05 AM
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(UK response)
It depends a little on whether...
(UK response)
It depends a little on whether this is an isolated test or part of an exam which involves several tests. If just one test, the result is a mark. If part of an exam which sums the...
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Forum: Vocabulary
March 12, 2017, 01:53 AM
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In the example I cite, I would have expected...
In the example I cite, I would have expected "encender" not "encendido" which is why I mentioned the infinitive. The equivalent English has a variety of different forms, for example "for lighting a...
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Forum: Vocabulary
March 11, 2017, 12:00 PM
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Replies: 26
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Past participles in Spanish as a noun in English
I have come across a few past participles where I would expect an infinitive, in names like
pastillas de encendido
Annoyingly, I can't remember any others, but I have heard several. Is there a...
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