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Old June 12, 2010, 11:46 PM
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It's necessary to add the and in the phrase, I mean it is a rule in English.

His god has a little back nose.
It actually isn't. You can say "his dog has a little, black nose" or "his dog has a little and black nose"
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Old June 13, 2010, 11:29 AM
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Tmenber.

The book has a lot of errors in the writing.
Can you give me the download's link please?
@Crotalito: Lo que dice Tmember es que compró el libro impreso y que no hay links para bajarlo de la red.
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Old June 13, 2010, 03:38 PM
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Old June 15, 2010, 06:57 PM
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No, it's not a rule in English that you have to have an "and" between little and black. It's common to say, "The dog has a little black nose", it is not at all common to say, "The dog has a little and black nose.
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Old June 15, 2010, 11:42 PM
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Tmember. I read your message.

Angelican.

Always there's a link in the internet.

Ok I will take your advice tmember.
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Old June 27, 2010, 03:54 PM
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Hello,

This is how I see it, a ver qué dicen los demás...

El perro tiene una nariz pequeña y negra=The dog has a small and black nose

El perro tiene una nariz negra pequeña=The dog has a small, black nose

All four basicially mean the same thing. ¿En español es más común la versión con "y"? I think the version without the "and" is probably more common in English.

I hope this helps

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Hello,

This is how I see it, a ver qué dicen los demás...

El perro tiene una nariz pequeña y negra =The dog has a small and black nose

El perro tiene una nariz negra pequeña =The dog has a small, black nose

All four basicially mean the same thing. ¿En español es más común la versión con "y"? I think the version without the "and" is probably more common in English.

I hope this helps

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Always "y" (in common speech). Puedes darte licencias en el lenguaje literario:

Platero es pequeño, peludo, suave; tan blando por fuera, que se diría todo de algodón, que no lleva huesos.

Platero y yo (Juan Ramón Jiménez).
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Old June 28, 2010, 12:23 PM
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Thank you very much

Does anyone know if that is true in other countries as well? Because I think I have seen and heard examples where they do not use "y" like that.

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Old June 28, 2010, 12:37 PM
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I have a question.

Angelica used the word Dare, but I don't know the mean of the word.
I will appreciate the the answer.

Thank you.
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