Forum: Introductions
February 17, 2011, 02:24 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 4,470
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Forum: Culture
January 12, 2011, 04:07 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 16,710
I completely understand that "prima" means...
I completely understand that "prima" means "cousin" in all accepted Spanish. Also, I agree that there was a lot of marriage between cousins in the gypsy community, due to them being a very closed...
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Forum: Culture
January 03, 2011, 06:28 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 16,710
In many states in the United States, the word...
In many states in the United States, the word "fag" is legally considered hate-speech, which makes that word as bad as any horrible thing you can call a person of a different race, religion,...
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Forum: Culture
December 17, 2010, 11:49 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 4,868
Gracias por la corrección ookami. Pensaba que...
Gracias por la corrección ookami. Pensaba que "tanto posible" era una manera corta para decir "tanto como sea posible."
Es posible que haya algo que se diga por algunas partes del mundo, aunque...
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Forum: Culture
December 16, 2010, 12:46 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 4,944
En España no me sorprendería si se diga "Es la...
En España no me sorprendería si se diga "Es la medianoche de la tarde." jejeje
En serio, podría tener algo con la hora de cenar? No hay regla fija, pero yo suelo pensar en "la noche/night" después...
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Forum: Culture
December 15, 2010, 02:02 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 4,868
Hablándoles a los niños...
Hola Hispanohablantes Nativos! Les pido ayuda!
Mi mujer y yo esperamos un niño en julio, y hemos decidido criarle bilingüe español-ingles. Yo soy profesor de español en el colegio, así que yo le...
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Forum: Culture
December 15, 2010, 01:56 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 10,664
I've also heard the myth about the lisping king...
I've also heard the myth about the lisping king and been the butt of many a joke about sounding homosexual when speaking in the peninsular dialect. According to David Pharies in A Brief History of...
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
December 15, 2010, 01:22 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 5,436
Also, "Another day, another dollar" emphasizes...
Also, "Another day, another dollar" emphasizes doing the same thing day after day, and it's not ever going to make you rich. I've often used it when someone at work asks, "How are you?" and I'm not...
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Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques
December 15, 2010, 12:59 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 7,088
I started taking Spanish class in HS, living...
I started taking Spanish class in HS, living about 20 minutes away from the border with Mexico. I took four years of high school (including AP which I passed pretty easily) Spanish, and 3 years of...
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Forum: Introductions
December 15, 2010, 12:29 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,977
Hola desde el sur de California!
Hello friends! I'm a long time Spanish learner, and I teach Spanish at an online high school here in California. My biggest linguistic influences are Northern Mexican/Border Spanish, and Andalusian...
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