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Forum: Vocabulary January 14, 2026, 11:44 AM

Replies: 6 kickstand Views: 84 Posted By poli Angelica, just for your reference, crowbar is the... Angelica, just for your reference, crowbar is the English for pata de cabra. Also, in English, a cloven-footed goat is can refer to the devil.

Forum: Grammar January 09, 2026, 11:06 AM

Replies: 4 Porque le dio entonces como un mareo... Views: 105 Posted By poli It's D.O. It's D.O.

Forum: Grammar January 04, 2026, 06:58 PM

Replies: 15 ... lo que tenía ordenado Views: 202 Posted By poli You are getting to a very complex realm here,... You are getting to a very complex realm here, because sometimes literal translations don't match the original meaning. A famous example of this is, "Where are the snows of yesteryear". A direct...

Forum: Grammar December 23, 2025, 06:34 PM

Replies: 23 Grammar questions from Marcelino Pan y Vino by José María Sánchez-Silva Views: 448 Posted By poli Not always. If there is lots of doubt, you can... Not always. If there is lots of doubt, you can use the subjunctive.

Forum: Grammar December 21, 2025, 09:20 AM

Replies: 5 Reference Grammar Views: 126 Posted By poli For English, "Elements of Style" is helpful, and... For English, "Elements of Style" is helpful, and its origins go back to the early 20th century. Be aware that advanced grammar becomes quite nitpicky, and paradoxically contradictory.

Forum: Grammar December 18, 2025, 09:32 PM

Replies: 2 Te brindamos por la primer victoria Views: 74 Posted By poli Te brindamos por la primer victoria Is this an error? I would certainly use primera victoria.

Forum: Grammar December 17, 2025, 09:21 AM

Replies: 23 Grammar questions from Marcelino Pan y Vino by José María Sánchez-Silva Views: 448 Posted By poli to use the English subjunctive: ...whether it be... to use the English subjunctive: ...whether it be broad beans or carrots and potatoes. In the children's classic, "Dr. Dolittle" the protagonist lived in a town called Puddleby on the Marsh. This...

Forum: Grammar December 10, 2025, 07:59 AM

Replies: 3 practical function of the passive reflexive Views: 87 Posted By poli The passive reflexive is a misleading term in... The passive reflexive is a misleading term in that it truly is not reflexive. example: It's done throughout the world can be translated as se lo hace por todo el mundo. An alternate way of saying...

Forum: Grammar December 03, 2025, 08:45 AM

Replies: 23 Grammar questions from Marcelino Pan y Vino by José María Sánchez-Silva Views: 448 Posted By poli There is a direct translation in English. It uses... There is a direct translation in English. It uses the less common English subjunctive. Como si is as if follow by a subjunctive, as in as if it were (or in your example, it had previously...).

Forum: Vocabulary November 30, 2025, 01:33 PM

Replies: 8 Los Trastes Views: 196 Posted By poli This is an example of how Spanish is an... This is an example of how Spanish is an international language, and how words sometimes don't translate between different countries or even regions. I am sure that some of you have looked up traste...

Forum: Grammar November 24, 2025, 08:36 AM

Replies: 4 A mí for emphatic placement Views: 142 Posted By poli Thanks, as always for your detailed answers to... Thanks, as always for your detailed answers to complicated questions. I think a good English translation to 1B would be, the children broke mine last Sunday. (sometning like, los niños rompieron la...

Forum: Grammar November 18, 2025, 06:04 AM

Replies: 5 The stressed disjunctive conjunction o Views: 140 Posted By poli ¿Zurzir? ¿Zurzir?

Forum: Vocabulary November 15, 2025, 09:59 AM

Replies: 5 despedidas y despenas Views: 202 Posted By poli That makes so much more sense, Angelica. Thank... That makes so much more sense, Angelica. Thank you!

Forum: Idioms & Sayings November 14, 2025, 08:37 AM

Replies: 7 Qué tan vs Cuán Views: 241 Posted By poli Although I am not a native Spanish speaker, qué... Although I am not a native Spanish speaker, qué tan is the logical of proposing the question. How else can you gracefully frame the question? Cuál es la fuerza de sounds more awkward to me. ¿Qué tal...

Forum: Vocabulary November 11, 2025, 09:14 AM

Replies: 5 despedidas y despenas Views: 202 Posted By poli Thanks Rusty. That didn't even enter my mind. ... Thanks Rusty. That didn't even enter my mind. After presenting the term to the forum, I thought that perhaps it may also mean sacrifice. The term, according to dictionaries may refer to mercy...

Forum: Vocabulary November 11, 2025, 07:32 AM

Replies: 5 despedidas y despenas Views: 202 Posted By poli despedidas y despenas In the very emotional song Amor Eterno there is a line about the sarifices in life that includes the word despenas (as in despedidas y despenas. I am not familiar with the word, and a dictionary's...

Forum: Vocabulary November 09, 2025, 06:36 PM

Replies: 7 Booth Seating Views: 249 Posted By poli En la primera parte del siglo 20, unos... En la primera parte del siglo 20, unos restauranteros en el noreste del pais construyeron pequeños restaurantes prefabricados de metal. Eran baratos e imitaron la forma de comedores en los trenes....

Forum: Vocabulary November 08, 2025, 03:09 PM

Replies: 7 Booth Seating Views: 249 Posted By poli You may find booth seating rare many countries... You may find booth seating rare many countries outside of the U.S. and Canada

Forum: Grammar November 02, 2025, 03:03 PM

Replies: 6 From A YouTube Video Views: 186 Posted By poli Moving may be a better choice than emotive in... Moving may be a better choice than emotive in this case. Also, no wakes nor funerals

Forum: Idioms & Sayings October 30, 2025, 05:00 PM

Replies: 8 Very old times Views: 255 Posted By poli We often refer to the past as back in the day. ... We often refer to the past as back in the day. example: Back in the day you needed to buy film for a camera.

Forum: Idioms & Sayings October 30, 2025, 08:57 AM

Replies: 8 Very old times Views: 255 Posted By poli I use as old as the hills. I use as old as the hills.

Forum: Translations October 29, 2025, 08:29 AM

Replies: 11 From a Mexican Movie Featuring Cantinflas Views: 280 Posted By poli My use of proceed is certainly an error. Precede... My use of proceed is certainly an error. Precede and proceed are often confused among English speakers. Proceed is almost always used to mean to continue or to move forward. Both answers are...

Forum: Translations October 28, 2025, 06:43 PM

Replies: 11 From a Mexican Movie Featuring Cantinflas Views: 280 Posted By poli Could quéproceed viera in these examples? If so,... Could quéproceed viera in these examples? If so, would it change the meaning?

Forum: Grammar October 26, 2025, 08:46 AM

Replies: 4 verb form ir + gerundio Views: 168 Posted By poli It's a stylistic choice. In most cases it +... It's a stylistic choice. In most cases it + gerundio roughly translates to continues to+infinitive. FYI: it is also common to hear seguir + gerundio to a similar effect. Please note that I am a...

Forum: Vocabulary October 18, 2025, 03:56 PM

Replies: 5 verso / versero Views: 288 Posted By poli :idea:Also, in a more direct translation, a song... :idea:Also, in a more direct translation, a song and dance man.

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