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Foro: Traducciones April 23, 2017, 06:54 AM

Respuestas: 6 Estamos en despacho Visitas: 2,893 Escrito Por Perikles Thanks - I'll pass it on! :) Thanks - I'll pass it on! :)

Foro: Traducciones April 21, 2017, 03:13 AM

Respuestas: 6 Estamos en despacho Visitas: 2,893 Escrito Por Perikles No, my friend was frustrated because she... No, my friend was frustrated because she telephoned somebody she needed to see, and got the verbal response "estamos en despacho". So she did not know whether it was OK to go and see them or not. ...

Foro: Traducciones April 20, 2017, 01:53 AM

Respuestas: 6 Estamos en despacho Visitas: 2,893 Escrito Por Perikles Estamos en despacho Is there a double meaning in this expression? A friend is baffled because she has understood it either as 1) in the office i.e. We are in the office now, and you can come and see us 2) in the...

Foro: Charla Libre March 28, 2017, 07:05 AM

Respuestas: 10 This is making me crazy Visitas: 4,256 Escrito Por Perikles I don't really understand the thrust of this... I don't really understand the thrust of this statement. Generally, in English, an unstressed vowel is usually weaker than when stressed, and is often reduced to a schwa. But it doesn't change to...

Foro: Charla Libre March 27, 2017, 09:42 AM

Respuestas: 10 This is making me crazy Visitas: 4,256 Escrito Por Perikles I listened to it several times, and there is one... I listened to it several times, and there is one time when I can actually hear the words (I think it's the third time). Several English friends who speak fluent Spanish have said they can hear it...

Foro: Charla Libre March 27, 2017, 07:18 AM

Respuestas: 10 This is making me crazy Visitas: 4,256 Escrito Por Perikles These are not examples of bad pronunciation.... These are not examples of bad pronunciation. These elisions have been part of the English language for centuries, and are perfectly correct English. (But I would never use "whatever" in that context...

Foro: Charla Libre March 27, 2017, 05:36 AM

Respuestas: 10 This is making me crazy Visitas: 4,256 Escrito Por Perikles Hey - that is an unfair generalisation because I... Hey - that is an unfair generalisation because I never speak like that. I have listened to that song several times and can detect no trace of those particular words even when I know they should be...

Foro: Charla Libre March 27, 2017, 02:43 AM

Respuestas: 10 This is making me crazy Visitas: 4,256 Escrito Por Perikles I agree he says nothing like that, but I've no... I agree he says nothing like that, but I've no idea what. :thinking:

Foro: Modismos y Dichos March 27, 2017, 01:33 AM

Respuestas: 5 Responde al nombre de ... Visitas: 3,103 Escrito Por Perikles :D This construction in Spanish really does sound... :D This construction in Spanish really does sound strange when talking about animals: And your chickens - what do they call themselves? I doubt whether they call themselves anything, but I call...

Foro: Modismos y Dichos March 26, 2017, 02:46 AM

Respuestas: 5 Responde al nombre de ... Visitas: 3,103 Escrito Por Perikles That reminds me of two anecdotes: an English... That reminds me of two anecdotes: an English friend of mine lived here in Tenerife and had Spanish neighbours with a dog. She mentioned this dog to me and claimed that it's name was "ven aquí" :D ...

Foro: La enseñanza y el aprendizaje March 21, 2017, 05:15 AM

Respuestas: 18 Going to Puerto Rico in August...but I feel like giving up Visitas: 13,699 Escrito Por Perikles Ages ago when speaking German, a German asked me... Ages ago when speaking German, a German asked me "you're not German are you?". He could not identify where I was from, but he knew I was not native German because I made no grammatical mistakes, and...

Foro: Charla Libre March 19, 2017, 11:32 AM

Respuestas: 6 Disastrous mistake in English Visitas: 3,729 Escrito Por Perikles Haha - in English it is usually a small airplane... Haha - in English it is usually a small airplane crashes into an Irish graveyard.

Foro: La gramática March 17, 2017, 07:53 AM

Respuestas: 11 Present Tense verb help Visitas: 7,036 Escrito Por Perikles Now your English is far higher than "absolute... Now your English is far higher than "absolute beginner", so let's have your and not you are. :yuck:;):D

Foro: El vocabulario March 17, 2017, 07:50 AM

Respuestas: 3 Heart-thumping Visitas: 2,319 Escrito Por Perikles I don't think I would use it at all, because I... I don't think I would use it at all, because I would find something better. I suppose I could see it used in something like "It was a heart-thumping moment when watching the lottery draw and seeing...

Foro: El vocabulario March 17, 2017, 07:34 AM

Respuestas: 26 Past participles in Spanish as a noun in English Visitas: 8,141 Escrito Por Perikles I'm not running - just trying to understand.... I'm not running - just trying to understand. There are strange things in English indeed, especially the negative of a past tense, where the past is expressed by did plus a present short infinitive: ...

Foro: El vocabulario March 17, 2017, 03:11 AM

Respuestas: 26 Past participles in Spanish as a noun in English Visitas: 8,141 Escrito Por Perikles But this is an entirely different grammatical... But this is an entirely different grammatical situation because it is a passive voice and you would expect a past participle - leaving the fire lit. Nice list of other examples by the way...

Foro: La gramática March 16, 2017, 10:07 AM

Respuestas: 11 Present Tense verb help Visitas: 7,036 Escrito Por Perikles They are both right. Spanish has only one form of... They are both right. Spanish has only one form of the present tense, whereas English has three: I run I am running I do run The Spanish present could mean any of these, depending on the...

Foro: El vocabulario March 16, 2017, 04:03 AM

Respuestas: 26 Past participles in Spanish as a noun in English Visitas: 8,141 Escrito Por Perikles I find it illogical that the past participle is... I find it illogical that the past participle is used for a result which could be in the past, present or future. I can't help comparing it to Greek which would have a future infinitive to express...

Foro: El vocabulario March 15, 2017, 07:10 AM

Respuestas: 26 Past participles in Spanish as a noun in English Visitas: 8,141 Escrito Por Perikles Yes, we have a small stove which burns wood, and... Yes, we have a small stove which burns wood, and I use one of these cubes to start the fire (for wood, you only need one - for barbecue charcoal, you need many more). The packet clearly says...

Foro: El vocabulario March 14, 2017, 08:37 AM

Respuestas: 26 Past participles in Spanish as a noun in English Visitas: 8,141 Escrito Por Perikles I think I must make more of an effort to make a... I think I must make more of an effort to make a list - I can't remember any others at present. Maybe I can then see a pattern (although I doubt it).

Foro: El vocabulario March 13, 2017, 05:04 AM

Respuestas: 26 Past participles in Spanish as a noun in English Visitas: 8,141 Escrito Por Perikles Fine - there is no difference, and this was what... Fine - there is no difference, and this was what I don't understand. They are all nouns which have the same form as the past participle of the verb from which they are derived. Is this correct? ...

Foro: El vocabulario March 13, 2017, 02:24 AM

Respuestas: 26 Past participles in Spanish as a noun in English Visitas: 8,141 Escrito Por Perikles Quite simple - all the examples you give are... Quite simple - all the examples you give are perfect participles and they all represent something in the past. No problem there. But using the pp for something in the future is illogical to me. As my...

Foro: Traducciones March 12, 2017, 03:05 AM

Respuestas: 5 Si os veo copiando, os pongo un cero, os quito 2 puntos Visitas: 2,609 Escrito Por Perikles (UK response) It depends a little on whether... (UK response) It depends a little on whether this is an isolated test or part of an exam which involves several tests. If just one test, the result is a mark. If part of an exam which sums the...

Foro: El vocabulario March 12, 2017, 01:53 AM

Respuestas: 26 Past participles in Spanish as a noun in English Visitas: 8,141 Escrito Por Perikles In the example I cite, I would have expected... In the example I cite, I would have expected "encender" not "encendido" which is why I mentioned the infinitive. The equivalent English has a variety of different forms, for example "for lighting a...

Foro: El vocabulario March 11, 2017, 12:00 PM

Respuestas: 26 Past participles in Spanish as a noun in English Visitas: 8,141 Escrito Por Perikles Past participles in Spanish as a noun in English I have come across a few past participles where I would expect an infinitive, in names like pastillas de encendido Annoyingly, I can't remember any others, but I have heard several. Is there a...

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