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Old December 13, 2008, 08:19 PM
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Las Posadas

In Spanish class on Friday, we learned about the holiday Las Posadas, which is celebrated for 9 nights. There is a reenactment of the journey of "María y José" and their search for lodging.
Is it a holiday, or a party?
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Old December 13, 2008, 09:06 PM
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Jchen, I see that you don't believe me right.
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jessica you told yesterday that the word learned it was wrong and you wrote it now. i don´t understand you. what is the correct word. learnt or learned .. tell me please. that´s it
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learnt is used in British English, and learned is used in American English.
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jessica you told yesterday that the word learned it was wrong and you wrote it now. i don´t understand you. what is the correct word. learnt or learned .. tell me please. that´s it
what ElDanés said. learnt is used by the British and I use learned because Americans use it that way.
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Jchen, please you answer me, you don't believe me, right, Lee ying, you can use the word learnt, it word in past is correct, I use the word learnt.
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well I use learned
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No, I said, you don't believe in the question of the Posadas right.
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Old December 14, 2008, 10:29 AM
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well I'm not sure. In class, we read an article all about Las Posadas.
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