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Forum: Grammar May 14, 2010, 10:19 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 3,792
Posted By annabwashere
I often hear my students say "at this moment"...

I often hear my students say "at this moment" instead of "for the moment" or "at the moment" and I admit that it's a bit confusing.

Let me try...

I would say "at the moment" or "right now" in...
Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques May 08, 2010, 04:15 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 4,377
Posted By annabwashere
Learning Spanish (and History!) through short stories

Iñaki over at historiasconhistoria.es has commemorated the site's 3rd year anniversary by giving away a free ebook of short historical stories in Spanish.

The "Historias con historia" ebook isn't...
Forum: Idioms & Sayings March 27, 2010, 10:30 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 11,790
Posted By annabwashere
Entonces, es como "be on high alert"?

Entonces, es como "be on high alert"?
Forum: Technical things March 13, 2010, 06:50 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 8,638
Posted By annabwashere
1. Yes. 2-3. That's how it's supposed to work....

1. Yes.
2-3. That's how it's supposed to work. This forum software uses BBcode, and not a full WYSIWYG editor.
Forum: Technical things March 13, 2010, 06:41 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 8,638
Posted By annabwashere
Let's test that out right now. Lorem ipsum...

Let's test that out right now.

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat. Ut wisi enim ad...
Forum: Translations March 11, 2010, 03:57 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 8,923
Posted By annabwashere
My students prefer to learn AmE, not BrE. At...

My students prefer to learn AmE, not BrE. At least that's what they tell me.

I get inquiries for private classes based solely on the fact that I state my variety of English is American. All...
Forum: Translations March 11, 2010, 03:54 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 8,923
Posted By annabwashere
Hahaha! I don't know anyone who just says...

Hahaha! I don't know anyone who just says "British" and not "British English". Of course, in my post, I was referring to a variety and I don't need to be redundant.

Anyway, the same irritation...
Forum: Translations March 11, 2010, 03:44 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 8,923
Posted By annabwashere
You didn't say what variety you spoke. American...

You didn't say what variety you spoke. American or British?
Forum: Translations March 11, 2010, 03:08 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 8,923
Posted By annabwashere
US variety here: sounds fine to me. In...

US variety here: sounds fine to me.

In Spanish, the distinction between "llevar" and "traer" is clear, just like you use it in British English (I suppose).

You might have seen "BYOB" parties....
Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques March 09, 2010, 05:22 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 15,634
Posted By annabwashere
Hay otros ejemplos, como: La vaca= the...

Hay otros ejemplos, como:

La vaca= the female cow
El toro= the male cow (the bull)

Pero si dice "logicamente" el nombre para "wife" debe ser "marida", pues estás...
Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques March 08, 2010, 01:48 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 15,634
Posted By annabwashere
Decimos "mujer" en España. A mí no me gusta mucho...

Decimos "mujer" en España. A mí no me gusta mucho la palabra "esposa" para "wife" porque "esposa" también significa "handcuffs" :eek:
Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques March 07, 2010, 01:29 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 15,634
Posted By annabwashere
Bueno, primero, intento traducir las letras yo...

Bueno, primero, intento traducir las letras yo mismo. Después, las doy a mi marido que es español para que pueda comprabarlas y corregirlas.

Y por supuesto, siempre elijo una canción de moda como...
Forum: Introductions March 07, 2010, 11:46 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,317
Posted By annabwashere
irmamar, ¿cómo traducir lurking? Elaina,...

irmamar, ¿cómo traducir lurking?

Elaina, tienes muchos posts. No estoy segura que te puedes decir que estás "lurquiando" <-- jajaja
Forum: Introductions March 07, 2010, 10:58 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,317
Posted By annabwashere
tenía que o debería?

tenía que o debería?
Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques March 07, 2010, 10:55 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 2,532
Posted By annabwashere
Thumbs up A free conjugator tool

Solía usar este programa en el pasado, cuando estudié español formalmente (es decir, en clase con profesor) y funcionaba muy bien para mi. Especialmente cuando tuvimos exámenes.

Sin más...
Forum: Introductions March 07, 2010, 10:41 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,317
Posted By annabwashere
It's about time I said hello

Hi,

I've been here for a few months, mostly just looking at other threads and not posting. Today it dawned on me that I should say hi.

I guess "dawn on me" would be "me dé cuenta"?

Anyway,...
Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques March 07, 2010, 10:32 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 15,634
Posted By annabwashere
¡Genial! Voy a compartirlo a mis estudiantes de...

¡Genial! Voy a compartirlo a mis estudiantes de inglés mañana.

Otro idea que suelo usar en clase es leer letras de una canción de español pero traducido en inglés. Mis estudiantes tienen que...
Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques January 08, 2010, 11:09 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 7,190
Posted By annabwashere
I've got that book that Tomisimo linked to. It's...

I've got that book that Tomisimo linked to. It's just ok. A bit boring actually.

If you want free and fast though, I suggest going to Project Gutenberg to download any public domain book in both...
Forum: Technical things January 08, 2010, 10:56 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,983
Posted By annabwashere
Thanks. Although I think that it's far easier to...

Thanks. Although I think that it's far easier to just setup a Spanish keyboard as detailed in Option 3 in this post: http://forums.tomisimo.org/showthread.php?t=234

Tomisimo: This is an internal...
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