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Forum: Culture March 15, 2011, 11:05 AM
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Posted By AngelicaDeAlquezar
Spanish speakers tend to be very touchy about...

Spanish speakers tend to be very touchy about what we see as pleonasms and repetition of sounds, so we wouldn't say things like "preguntar una pregunta", "soñar un sueño", etc, but "hacer una...
Forum: Culture February 24, 2011, 08:04 AM
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Posted By AngelicaDeAlquezar
:D The definition in my Oxford Advanced...

:D

The definition in my Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary uses "the", but thank you for the correction. :rose: Both expressions are new for me. :)
Forum: Culture February 23, 2011, 04:37 PM
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Posted By AngelicaDeAlquezar
Thank you! I shall make sure to use the word only...

Thank you! I shall make sure to use the word only among people who have used it before. :D

Was this some kind of "hoity-toity meets the hoi polloi"? :rolleyes:
Forum: Culture February 23, 2011, 01:19 PM
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Posted By AngelicaDeAlquezar
@Perikles: I've seen some of my British friends...

@Perikles: I've seen some of my British friends use "the loo". How often is it heard? :thinking:
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