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Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques April 26, 2010, 01:32 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 14,920
Posted By hermit
!Y que disfruten todos!

!Y que disfruten todos!
Forum: Idioms & Sayings April 26, 2010, 01:26 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 3,559
Posted By hermit
Right - "...de fondo" means "giving it all you've...

Right - "...de fondo" means "giving it all you've got.".
Forum: Idioms & Sayings April 26, 2010, 01:19 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 5,555
Posted By hermit
Agreed, Rusty. Opposite, in a way, from...

Agreed, Rusty. Opposite, in a way, from "...hitting the nail on the head"?

¿Como "no dar con el clavo", o varios comparaciones tocante a los deportes?

"Today I'm batting Zero..."
Forum: Vocabulary April 26, 2010, 01:05 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,745
Posted By hermit
Right - Onelook Dictionary gives meaning "to...

Right - Onelook Dictionary gives meaning "to chatter", perhaps from
combination of of "chatter", or "chirp", and "yelp". BrE Northern and Midlands dialect.
Forum: Grammar April 23, 2010, 08:40 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 8,099
Posted By hermit
The pattern is correct - Imperfect tense for the...

The pattern is correct - Imperfect tense for the ongoing action;
preterite for action of limited duration...
Forum: Vocabulary April 22, 2010, 03:30 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 8,549
Posted By hermit
I guess one that hasn't yet been mentioned is...

I guess one that hasn't yet been mentioned is "age of majority", included
in some of the above...it varies, 18, 19, 21 years of age.
Forum: Vocabulary April 22, 2010, 11:18 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 8,549
Posted By hermit
"Coming of age" - significance varies between...

"Coming of age" - significance varies between cultures, and also
within a given society.

In NAmerica it can mean reaching legal age - 21 in the US (18 in New York), 19 in Canada. Also, in...
Forum: Idioms & Sayings April 21, 2010, 01:13 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 4,464
Posted By hermit
Right - and perhaps with no deception, "He puts...

Right - and perhaps with no deception, "He puts his best foot forward.",
like in a job interview, etc.
Forum: Introductions April 20, 2010, 02:46 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,228
Posted By hermit
Hi jinjin - you'll find this a good place to ask,...

Hi jinjin - you'll find this a good place to ask, learn, and maybe teach...
Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques April 20, 2010, 01:43 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 14,920
Posted By hermit
Excellent suggestions - the cafeteria atmosphere...

Excellent suggestions - the cafeteria atmosphere encourages "chat"...
beginners experience a lot of inhibition, ¿No verdad?
Forum: Technical things April 20, 2010, 11:48 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 6,980
Posted By hermit
Just google tomisimo spanish letters for...

Just google tomisimo spanish letters for downloadable window.

Of course there is a drop-down accents window for typing responses
on this forum - it's right above here as I'm typing...¿no?
Forum: Grammar April 18, 2010, 12:08 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 7,619
Posted By hermit
Yes.

Yes.
Forum: Vocabulary April 15, 2010, 03:45 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 5,525
Posted By hermit
In Spanish would turtles "bite", = "morder"? In...

In Spanish would turtles "bite", = "morder"? In English they bite, snap and hiss...

In English, bulls bellow or roar; both bulls and cows can mooo...and both can butt.

Horses scream, whinny,...
Forum: Suggestions & Feedback April 15, 2010, 02:37 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 6,443
Posted By hermit
Right - "toy with..." is when you roll an idea...

Right - "toy with..." is when you roll an idea around in your mind and
try it out to see if it will work - like "playing around with an idea".

I guess when you're toying with something you...
Forum: Vocabulary April 15, 2010, 02:11 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,933
Posted By hermit
Right - and "miniloft" would be a studio...

Right - and "miniloft" would be a studio apartment on the top floor,
maybe with sloping ceilings - like a garret.
Forum: Culture April 14, 2010, 04:05 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 11,303
Posted By hermit
¡ha!

¡ha!
Forum: Idioms & Sayings April 14, 2010, 03:58 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 3,086
Posted By hermit
You bet - "With friends like that you don't need...

You bet - "With friends like that you don't need any enemies."
Forum: Practice & Homework April 14, 2010, 03:22 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 7,876
Posted By hermit
Ah...

Ah...
Forum: Practice & Homework April 14, 2010, 03:06 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 7,876
Posted By hermit
Is your teacher a native Spanish-speaker...?

Is your teacher a native Spanish-speaker...?
Forum: Introductions April 14, 2010, 01:55 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 3,097
Posted By hermit
Bienvenido, Roberto. Aprendí la mayor...

Bienvenido, Roberto.

Aprendí la mayor parte de mi español en la Republica Dominicana...

¿De qué parte eres?

Hermit
Forum: Practice & Homework April 14, 2010, 01:44 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 7,876
Posted By hermit
Perhaps the teacher was trying to make clear the...

Perhaps the teacher was trying to make clear the fact that "se" came
to be substituted for "le" to avoid clumsy alliteration. Then, "lelo" is what happened to stick in your mind.
Forum: Grammar April 14, 2010, 01:33 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 18,641
Posted By hermit
I would take "to forget locking the door" as "to...

I would take "to forget locking the door" as "to forget having locked the door". (When perhaps you meant to leave it unlocked)
Forum: Translations April 13, 2010, 06:54 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 5,427
Posted By hermit
Always, no doubt - what did you have in mind?

Always, no doubt - what did you have in mind?
Forum: Introductions April 12, 2010, 01:10 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 4,130
Posted By hermit
Welcome, Preston and Broken Spanish. Where...

Welcome, Preston and Broken Spanish.

Where in Canada, Preston?
Forum: Culture April 12, 2010, 01:04 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 11,303
Posted By hermit
In the Caribbean (Antilles) "coger hombres" is a...

In the Caribbean (Antilles) "coger hombres" is a profession...
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