Forum: Vocabulary
October 02, 2012, 03:48 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 3,498
¡Oh!
¡Qué desafortunadas me parecen estas...
¡Oh!
¡Qué desafortunadas me parecen estas traducciones!
Trastorno límite de la personalidad / trastorno fronterizo de la personalidad
Pero el caso es que se usan. Ya se sabe que en...
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Forum: Practice & Homework
October 01, 2012, 03:56 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,380
In my opinion, the logical answer would be los...
In my opinion, the logical answer would be los iba a llevar, if we understand that Mr. Dupont IS going to take them, although this information is not implicit in the text, so iban is possible too. As...
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Forum: Grammar
October 01, 2012, 01:12 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 9,736
Perikles, that was fast! Thanks a lot.
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Perikles, that was fast! Thanks a lot.
That's what I thought, but I've just read something and I was confused now.
By the way, in that sentence, how would you pronounce the word either?
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Forum: Grammar
October 01, 2012, 12:51 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 9,736
... and I don't want it either/neither
Hello everyone!
Could you please tell me which one of these sentences is correct, or sounds more natural to you?
1. I don't have facebook, and I don't want it either
2. I don't have...
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Forum: Grammar
September 13, 2012, 12:05 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,330
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Forum: Grammar
September 13, 2012, 09:29 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,330
Has me confused / has confused me
Hello!
I was reading some messages here on the forum when I came across this:
...to a point in my text book that has me confused
It sounded so weird to me that I have to ask... how common...
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Forum: Vocabulary
May 17, 2012, 08:18 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,231
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Forum: Vocabulary
May 17, 2012, 04:36 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,231
Hi!
I'm not bilingual, but I would say that...
Hi!
I'm not bilingual, but I would say that the question "¿Quiere suicidarse? is too straightforward, indeed. I don't think it's very appropriate. I would go for:
¿Tiene usted tendencias...
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Forum: Grammar
May 17, 2012, 03:07 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,966
"Como lo vuelvas a hacer te arrestarán."
"Si...
"Como lo vuelvas a hacer te arrestarán."
"Si lo vuelves a hacer te arrestarán."
Well, yes. For me, the sentences above mean basically the same. They both refer to a hypothesis. We could say...
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Forum: Grammar
April 22, 2012, 02:35 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 4,574
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Forum: Grammar
April 22, 2012, 07:19 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 4,574
Now, I think we are splitting hairs.
Let's...
Now, I think we are splitting hairs.
Let's go back:
1) Two of José's cups were broken (owner of cups: José, breaker: unknown)
2) J broke two of his cups (owner of cups: J , breaker: J )
3) J...
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Forum: Grammar
April 21, 2012, 11:13 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 4,574
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Forum: Grammar
April 20, 2012, 04:59 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 4,574
A Jose se le rompieron dos tazas.
In my...
A Jose se le rompieron dos tazas.
In my opinion, it was indeed Jose the one who broke the cups. But that "se" in "se le rompieron" indicates that he broke them involuntarily, not on purpose (Jose...
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Forum: Vocabulary
April 20, 2012, 04:47 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,329
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Forum: Vocabulary
April 20, 2012, 04:21 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,285
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Forum: Vocabulary
April 19, 2012, 06:46 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,285
Mind you
Hi there!
I'm a student of English. I've heard the expression "mind you" in many ocasions, mainly in colloquial speech, and whenever I hear it I don't know how to interpret it. Sometimes it seems...
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Forum: Introductions
April 19, 2012, 06:38 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,588
Hi everyone!
I'm new in this Forum. I'm a native Spanish speaker learning English.
I'm very interested in languages, and I would like you feel free to correct my mistakes.
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