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Forum: Grammar Yesterday, 11:26 AM
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Posted By Rusty
It's hard to guess what it refers to at first. ...

It's hard to guess what it refers to at first.
I'm pretty certain it doesn't refer back to 'value judgments' or those who make those judgments.
The person sitting alone at the movies, and others...
Forum: Vocabulary Yesterday, 09:48 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 126
Posted By Rusty
Yes, chiflado is most likely the correct meaning...

Yes, chiflado is most likely the correct meaning here.
'Nutter' is perhaps understood in Britain, and it looks like it's a noun.
Because «estar colgado» was used, I would expect that an adjective...
Forum: Introductions April 14, 2024, 12:49 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 95
Posted By Rusty
Habla una locutora. Después de decir «seguimos...

Habla una locutora. Después de decir «seguimos con», creo que dice «más de ISIS», pero es difícil saberlo.
Forum: Grammar April 12, 2024, 07:26 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 435
Posted By Rusty
It's evident that many suggestions are being...

It's evident that many suggestions are being presented, so what we have is technically a horizontal list. The series includes only the one coordinating conjunction 'o'.
Since the only coordinator is...
Forum: Grammar April 10, 2024, 10:07 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 704
Posted By Rusty
Action verbs are almost always listed as...

Action verbs are almost always listed as transitive or intransitive, depending on your source. WordReference.com certainly does. It also hints at what prepositions a verb may work with.
These...
Forum: Grammar April 10, 2024, 05:23 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 704
Posted By Rusty
The Guide to Patterns and Usage in English you...

The Guide to Patterns and Usage in English you posted is something I've never encountered before. There are some Spanish Verb books that are cited here in the forums, one of which is Barron's 501...
Forum: Grammar April 08, 2024, 07:21 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 704
Posted By Rusty
The direct object pronoun and/or the indirect...

The direct object pronoun and/or the indirect object pronoun actually have preferred positions in a sentence, greatly driven by the form of the verb.
In your examples, placing the object pronouns...
Forum: Grammar April 04, 2024, 12:35 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 548
Posted By Rusty
Use your imagination. The author wants you to...

Use your imagination. The author wants you to imagine yourself in that state.
Forum: Grammar April 04, 2024, 09:59 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 548
Posted By Rusty
Haz el siguiente ejercicio como si no tuvieras...

Haz el siguiente ejercicio como si no tuvieras memoria, como si no tuvieras un pasado. = Do the following exercise as if you had no memory, as if you had no past.
The directive calls for the usage...
Forum: Grammar April 04, 2024, 09:53 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 458
Posted By Rusty
Although the infinitive contains a rising...

Although the infinitive contains a rising diphthong, conjugated forms other than vosotros/vosotras and nosotros/nosotras get the stress (just like the corresponding forms in verbs that don't contain...
Forum: Grammar April 04, 2024, 09:46 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 458
Posted By Rusty
Simply put, no. These last verbs, in the...

Simply put, no.
These last verbs, in the present tense second person forms, all contain an accent mark because the last syllable is stressed. It has nothing to do with whether a diphthong appears in...
Forum: Grammar April 04, 2024, 04:25 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 458
Posted By Rusty
Yes, the 'ai' in the 2nd person plural is a...

Yes, the 'ai' in the 2nd person plural is a falling diphthong in the case stated.

Should you encounter a verb like 'cambiar', which has a weak 'i' vowel before a strong 'a', you have a rising...
Forum: Grammar March 31, 2024, 02:35 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 383
Posted By Rusty
More context would be nice. Without more...

More context would be nice.

Without more context, the phrase could mean:
Right?
Isn't that right?
Am I right?
Isn't it?
Aren't you?
Won't we?
Forum: Grammar March 29, 2024, 11:59 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 214
Posted By Rusty
The answers given in your lesson divulge the...

The answers given in your lesson divulge the context the author was working with -- that women's dresses (not men's suits) are the topic. It's easy to see that women were talking about 'vestidos' and...
Forum: Grammar March 27, 2024, 07:47 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 732
Posted By Rusty
Hola, I can't say whether the examples were...

Hola,
I can't say whether the examples were based on a real event or a fictional one. Si la autora presentó algunos ejemplos en primer lugar, entonces el atleta y la dependienta completaron (no...
Forum: Grammar March 24, 2024, 10:59 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 454
Posted By Rusty
~~~ You may simply say, "«A 25 de marzo» or...

~~~

You may simply say, "«A 25 de marzo» or «A lunes»." You may include the subject pronoun with the verb, but it would be rare, since the verb ending ('estamos') makes it clear.
Forum: Introductions March 24, 2024, 12:00 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 380
Posted By Rusty
Welcome to the forums!

Welcome to the forums!
Forum: Grammar March 24, 2024, 11:38 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 454
Posted By Rusty
The question you found in the reference...

The question you found in the reference dictionary is merely one way to ask, "What day is it today?"
«¿Qué día es hoy?» is the exact translation of the English question.

The translation the...
Forum: Grammar March 22, 2024, 09:42 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 253
Posted By Rusty
Using ayúdale is acceptable in some regions. ...

Using ayúdale is acceptable in some regions.
The dictionary lists ayudar as a transitive verb, so it takes a direct object (pronoun).
Forum: Vocabulary March 12, 2024, 12:58 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 801
Posted By Rusty
There's plenty of online information if you...

There's plenty of online information if you search for "Bury Place Name Meaning."
Bury is an Old English place name, meaning 'fortified enclosure', like a 'fort' or 'stronghold'.
Forum: Grammar March 05, 2024, 07:58 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 408
Posted By Rusty
Your poster is written in Catalan (Català). ...

Your poster is written in Catalan (Català).

Obrer! = ¡Obrero! (¡Trabajador!)
Camperol! = ¡Campesino!
Unitat per la Victoria! = ¡Unidad por la victoria!
Forum: Grammar March 04, 2024, 02:13 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 359
Posted By Rusty
Sixteen Tons, first recorded in English by Merle...

Sixteen Tons, first recorded in English by Merle Travis in 1946, was made more popular by Tennessee Ernie Ford in 1955.
After several other English remakes (now called "covers"), Alberto Vázquez...
Forum: Vocabulary February 11, 2024, 03:00 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 304
Posted By Rusty
Any of these can be used, depending on the...

Any of these can be used, depending on the audience:
El tiempo presente
El presente simple
El presente simple de indicativo
Forum: Grammar January 19, 2024, 03:14 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,245
Posted By Rusty
I would use the subjunctive here, since you're...

I would use the subjunctive here, since you're talking about an event happening in the future.

If you meant, "The first to reach the top will be the winner, and the one attaining the least height...
Forum: Translations January 17, 2024, 08:26 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,488
Posted By Rusty
Here 'después' can be translated as 'then', and...

Here 'después' can be translated as 'then', and it wouldn't be unusual to see it written «para después lanzarse», if that would have made more sense to you. But it is OK as written.

It could also...
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