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Forum: General Chat April 09, 2008, 08:25 AM

Replies: 31 Curious. Views: 7,757 Posted By canyonff someone's been watching O'Reilly... someone's been watching O'Reilly...

Forum: Grammar March 31, 2008, 02:14 AM

Replies: 55 grammer question from a movie Views: 11,836 Posted By canyonff wait fanta is only a brand name? as in the same... wait fanta is only a brand name? as in the same Fanta drinks we have in the states? I thought "Fanta" as a brand name was just a play on a spanish word. I thought in the context i used it in it...

Forum: Grammar March 30, 2008, 11:10 PM

Replies: 55 grammer question from a movie Views: 11,836 Posted By canyonff Alfonso, I have a question for you about the... Alfonso, I have a question for you about the following: what was wrong with me gustan los fantas other than the definative article? I see it should have been las, but why did you make it...

Forum: Grammar March 28, 2008, 12:46 AM

Replies: 55 grammer question from a movie Views: 11,836 Posted By canyonff /sigh ok. I was unaware that the pronoun... /sigh ok. I was unaware that the pronoun was an indirect object. in the phrase "me gustan los libros" where is the direct object? In english, to make "me" an indirect object the only way...

Forum: Grammar March 27, 2008, 02:41 PM

Replies: 55 grammer question from a movie Views: 11,836 Posted By canyonff poli is right about using please, however, it's... poli is right about using please, however, it's not meant to be used as the translation. What I mean is substituting please for like is simply an easier way for english speakers to correctly...

Forum: Grammar March 27, 2008, 02:15 PM

Replies: 18 dialogue homework Views: 8,047 Posted By canyonff ...then el modo (I don't know what to call this... ...then el modo (I don't know what to call this in English, maybe mode?). close, the word we use is actually 'mood.' They are pretty much the same as the spanish moods and refer to the mood, or...

Forum: General Chat March 26, 2008, 11:55 PM

Replies: 22 The Catcher in the Rye Views: 4,896 Posted By canyonff just so you know War and Peace is a Russian... just so you know War and Peace is a Russian novel, not American. Also it's actually two different books, although they are similar. The original story was altered after the first few years of...

Forum: Grammar March 26, 2008, 11:40 PM

Replies: 55 grammer question from a movie Views: 11,836 Posted By canyonff gracias por la ayuda Rusty. After I read your... gracias por la ayuda Rusty. After I read your first post It made me remember there was a special way to deal with gustar and similar verbs so I checked a site I visit frequently for a quick...

Forum: Grammar March 26, 2008, 06:47 PM

Replies: 55 grammer question from a movie Views: 11,836 Posted By canyonff grammer question from a movie I was watching I, Robot in spanish the other day and there is a scene where Will Smith, after being attacked by a robot, is talking to the co-star about cats. He had saved the cat during the robot...

Forum: Grammar March 26, 2008, 06:43 PM

Replies: 18 dialogue homework Views: 8,047 Posted By canyonff LOL @ the soldier comment. I agree with the... LOL @ the soldier comment. I agree with the dubious nature of the conversation, personally I feel it's better to memorize phrases, THEN go back to learn why you're saying what you're saying. I...

Forum: Grammar March 26, 2008, 05:35 PM

Replies: 18 dialogue homework Views: 8,047 Posted By canyonff Midday in a restaurant Camarero: ?Va a... Midday in a restaurant Camarero: ?Va a ______,senor? Sr. Marcano: Si,______la sopa del dia, una_____mixta y pollo tambien. Camarero: ?Y para beber? Sr. Marcano: Un_______de naranja,...

Forum: Vocabulary March 24, 2008, 08:37 AM

Replies: 13 orale ! Views: 4,150 Posted By canyonff don't know if any of you watched wrestling, but... don't know if any of you watched wrestling, but there was a mexican wrestler named Konan -conan- I can't remember been since like 97-99. But back when WCW was big with the NWO, they'd all come out...

Forum: Grammar March 24, 2008, 05:38 AM

Replies: 3 me ayuda por favor Views: 5,808 Posted By canyonff some of it was supposed to be funny, but if i... some of it was supposed to be funny, but if i actually have to think about moving words around, that's almost literally how my mind works through it. totally forgot about cual when i was...

Forum: Grammar March 24, 2008, 12:54 AM

Replies: 3 me ayuda por favor Views: 5,808 Posted By canyonff me ayuda por favor i had a situation the other day where I needed to talk to the spanish crews boss. So basically, i asked them where he was, and they'd say "i don't know". or "over there," basically some indescript...

Forum: Grammar March 23, 2008, 10:00 PM

Replies: 63 la diferencia entre los verbos venir e ir Views: 40,408 Posted By canyonff this is just my 2 cents. I think what... this is just my 2 cents. I think what alfonso's trying to convey might be better described as a state of mind, rather than using ones imagination. in his example he used two different verbs,...

Forum: General Chat March 23, 2008, 07:46 PM

Replies: 22 The Catcher in the Rye Views: 4,896 Posted By canyonff i've never read it, so i couldn't say. However,... i've never read it, so i couldn't say. However, this reminds me of an article I wrote for my website a few years back about another "great" story. Personally, I've never read the War of the Worlds,...

Forum: Practice & Homework March 22, 2008, 10:24 PM

Replies: 3 correcto? si o no? Views: 3,838 Posted By canyonff thanks rusty. i noticed that the verbs were... thanks rusty. i noticed that the verbs were off before I posted, for some reason I only changed the second sentence. As for the interrogative sentence... I wrote the conversation so fast i...

Forum: Practice & Homework March 22, 2008, 05:35 PM

Replies: 3 correcto? si o no? Views: 3,838 Posted By canyonff correcto? si o no? Ééáí Just wondering if this little "telephone" conversation I made up is correct. It's short and is two females talking. I wrote this for basic help with pronoun usage, which I've always had a...

Forum: Vocabulary March 13, 2008, 04:37 PM

Replies: 6 word for a floor tile Views: 6,202 Posted By canyonff thanks for the assistance guys/ gracias por la... thanks for the assistance guys/ gracias por la ayuda

Forum: Vocabulary March 12, 2008, 08:27 PM

Replies: 6 word for a floor tile Views: 6,202 Posted By canyonff word for a floor tile What's probably the most accurate word for a floor tile? i.e. a standard 10x10 or 12x12 ceramic, porceline or plastic floor tile. seems to be quite a few too many listed for me to make an...

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