Forum: Grammar
January 03, 2011, 03:34 AM
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uso del @ para o/a
Hola - Feliz Año Nuevo - Happy New Year!
Sorry to have made people feel like ranting re the above - don't forget the saying: 'A mind is like a parachute - it doesn't work until it opens' ;-)
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
December 06, 2010, 04:16 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 8,457
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Forum: Grammar
November 29, 2010, 03:59 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 8,142
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
November 29, 2010, 03:44 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 11,292
or even: "Olive oil. Is good for the skin." and...
or even: "Olive oil. Is good for the skin." and am not sure in Menorca, but at least here in Mallorca, if someone woke up they might use the local "Mana?" instead of 'como?' or 'que?' (just an idea,...
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
November 29, 2010, 03:38 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 11,292
If there are no ensaimadas or croissants...
If there are no ensaimadas or croissants available, the most common breakfast (and my favourite) in the Balearic Islands is toast drizzled with olive oil (and rubbed with tomato, if that's available)...
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
November 29, 2010, 03:29 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 8,457
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Forum: Grammar
November 24, 2010, 01:45 AM
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Replies: 9
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
November 24, 2010, 01:33 AM
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Replies: 10
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re Oligarchy, I'd suggest looking up Jack...
re Oligarchy, I'd suggest looking up Jack London's 'The Iron Heel' - the book must be about 90 years old now but it had the best explanation of oligarchy I've ever read. Perhaps 'the power behind the...
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Forum: Idioms & Sayings
November 24, 2010, 01:24 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 11,658
tirar de las orejas
Actually I've never heard this expression in English before - is it in use in the US? It is, however, in common use here in Spain, so I think I would agree with Chileno and deduce that the origin is...
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Forum: General Chat
November 08, 2010, 01:40 PM
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Replies: 63
Views: 11,243
Love that book!!!
Hi Crotalito, the best...
Love that book!!!
Hi Crotalito, the best bedtime stories for me are the Beatrix Potter stories, Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, and the Winnie the Pooh stories. I was brought...
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Forum: Grammar
November 04, 2010, 04:13 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,868
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Forum: Grammar
November 04, 2010, 03:19 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,868
Tuvieran or tuvieron?
Hola a tod@s! Un amigo acaba de visitar al Alhambra y encontró este dicho en la puerta de los aseos, y quiere saber si lo copió de forma correcta. ¿Es correcta? Gracias por adelantado (disculpad si...
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Forum: Vocabulary
November 01, 2010, 03:48 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,233
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Forum: General Chat
November 01, 2010, 03:43 AM
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Replies: 63
Views: 11,243
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Forum: Culture
November 01, 2010, 03:23 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 5,975
bookworm
Yes - it's usually used jokingly and can be slightly derogatory, though when they used it about me I always took it as a compliment ;)
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Forum: Culture
November 01, 2010, 03:15 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 5,975
love of reading - bookworm
I would use 'love of reading'. And for the person who's been bitten by the bug 'a bookworm', which I can't think of in Spanish...
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Forum: Introductions
November 01, 2010, 02:58 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 3,406
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Forum: Introductions
November 01, 2010, 02:49 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 3,406
The reality of my life is that I can't living...
The reality of my life is that I can't living without the language, and either I can't living without posting something here. -> ... I can't live ... and nor can I live...
Have a good All Saints'...
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Forum: Introductions
October 25, 2010, 02:33 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 3,406
Hi Robin Hood - I'm originally from a small...
Hi Robin Hood - I'm originally from a small village on the Hereford Rd. in Worcs. in the UK. Have been living here, mostly in Port de Soller, for 30 yrs.
Hi there - I like using language...
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Forum: Introductions
October 22, 2010, 12:34 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 3,406
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