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Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques February 10, 2010, 11:19 AM
Replies: 108
Views: 33,750
Posted By CarmenCarmona
Why don't you speak/write in Spanish for...

Why don't you speak/write in Spanish for practising here?
Forum: General Chat February 10, 2010, 11:17 AM
Replies: 564
Views: 114,709
Posted By CarmenCarmona
ok, thanks a million, so that means I was...

ok, thanks a million, so that means I was overgeneralising terms and collocations!
Forum: Grammar February 10, 2010, 11:08 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 13,530
Posted By CarmenCarmona
Ok, one of these days when I finish my exams I'll...

Ok, one of these days when I finish my exams I'll take out my Old English notes, but I only remember that in all continents, except for America and Oceania (now that I think about it and leaving...
Forum: General Chat February 10, 2010, 10:57 AM
Replies: 564
Views: 114,709
Posted By CarmenCarmona
When was the last time you went to the...

When was the last time you went to the theatre?:good:

Last year, in my home-town.



Do you think it could be proper English in any environment?
Forum: General Chat February 10, 2010, 10:43 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 5,954
Posted By CarmenCarmona
We are talking about scepticism...

We are talking about scepticism...
Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques February 10, 2010, 10:40 AM
Replies: 108
Views: 33,750
Posted By CarmenCarmona
Oh, one singer and one writer!

Oh, one singer and one writer!
Forum: Grammar February 10, 2010, 10:35 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 13,530
Posted By CarmenCarmona
That's why I said 'almost all languages in the...

That's why I said 'almost all languages in the world'; and except for the American continent (no le busques las 5 patas al gato!)
Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques February 10, 2010, 09:04 AM
Replies: 108
Views: 33,750
Posted By CarmenCarmona
Yeah, I think you did too! haha, it was A. ...

Yeah, I think you did too! haha, it was A.

And, calm down, but I think they were actually singers...:lol:
Forum: General Chat February 10, 2010, 09:00 AM
Replies: 564
Views: 114,709
Posted By CarmenCarmona
haha I said it was 21ºC in my city the other day,...

haha I said it was 21ºC in my city the other day, referring to temperature!

But I said 'we had 21º', have you ever heard that?!
Forum: Grammar February 10, 2010, 08:56 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 13,530
Posted By CarmenCarmona
Are you satisfied now? haha and why embarrassing?...

Are you satisfied now? haha and why embarrassing? it's rather kind of praiseworthy!

What do you mean with 'some Indo-European background'? (Taking into account that I know Indo-European is the...
Forum: General Chat February 10, 2010, 08:50 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 5,954
Posted By CarmenCarmona
Plato or somehing like that! Don't worry I'll see...

Plato or somehing like that! Don't worry I'll see it!



I haven't been influenced by anything in order to draw the conclusion that I am atheist!

or at least no more influence than the...
Forum: General Chat February 10, 2010, 08:37 AM
Replies: 564
Views: 114,709
Posted By CarmenCarmona
@Here4good, In Spanish we don't even use 'tener'...

@Here4good, In Spanish we don't even use 'tener' for degrees, I think I was going to type something like 'we had an awesome day' and thought that 'we had 21º' would summarize it or something! haha
...
Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques February 10, 2010, 08:25 AM
Replies: 108
Views: 33,750
Posted By CarmenCarmona
A no ser que X y Y lo hagan, dudo que alguien más...

A no ser que X y Y lo hagan, dudo que alguien más lo beba.
Unless X y Y do so, I doubt whether someone else drinks it.

Si no fuera por X y Y, dudo que alguien más lo bebiese/bebiera.
If it...
Forum: Grammar February 10, 2010, 08:14 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 13,530
Posted By CarmenCarmona
Let's see this semester, I'm gonna study Middle...

Let's see this semester, I'm gonna study Middle English...what a nuisance!

I studied Old English but I forgot almost everything...

@Perikles, what is your field of study?
Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques February 10, 2010, 08:06 AM
Replies: 108
Views: 33,750
Posted By CarmenCarmona
'Dudo que alguien lo bebería' :bad: 'Dudo...

'Dudo que alguien lo bebería' :bad:

'Dudo que alguien lo beba/bebiese/bebiera':good:

'[...]dudo si alguien lo bebería':good:
Forum: Grammar February 10, 2010, 07:53 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 13,530
Posted By CarmenCarmona
Now that you mention the German 'werden' meaning...

Now that you mention the German 'werden' meaning 'to become', it reminds me of something called 'semantic primitives' which are predicates that are part of the definition of many words, such as...
Forum: Grammar February 09, 2010, 02:37 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 13,530
Posted By CarmenCarmona
Question En inglés, hay que hacer las cosas con voluntad!

While studying 'Morfosintaxis' I found something really curious:

In order to form the future in English we use the auxiliary 'will', which at the same time means 'voluntad' as a noun.

In...
Forum: General Chat February 09, 2010, 01:07 PM
Replies: 1,264
Views: 113,981
Posted By CarmenCarmona
spirits

spirits
Forum: General Chat February 09, 2010, 01:06 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 5,954
Posted By CarmenCarmona
I'll try that when I'm not so busy! it seems...

I'll try that when I'm not so busy! it seems quite interesting
Forum: General Chat February 09, 2010, 12:37 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 5,954
Posted By CarmenCarmona
Although it's always pronounced /skeptikl/...

Although it's always pronounced /skeptikl/ regardless of the spelling, is it?
Forum: General Chat February 09, 2010, 12:27 PM
Replies: 564
Views: 114,709
Posted By CarmenCarmona
Could you not say 'we had 21º' in colloquial...

Could you not say 'we had 21º' in colloquial speech?

I am trying to use as much slang as I can, that's why I said 'fag'. I know they often use that word in Ireland but I wasn't aware it was not...
Forum: General Chat February 08, 2010, 11:31 AM
Replies: 564
Views: 114,709
Posted By CarmenCarmona
Hey! and what about my question?? P.S: when...

Hey! and what about my question??

P.S: when you say 'when was the last time you...', you always have to use the past simple:

When was the last time you felt...?
Forum: General Chat February 08, 2010, 09:05 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 5,954
Posted By CarmenCarmona
that story is a fake... -sceptical till the...

that story is a fake...

-sceptical till the end!!!!!!
Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques February 08, 2010, 09:02 AM
Replies: 108
Views: 33,750
Posted By CarmenCarmona
Yo diría: A no ser por X y/o Y, dudo que alguien...

Yo diría: A no ser por X y/o Y, dudo que alguien más lo beba!
Forum: Practice & Homework February 08, 2010, 08:53 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 5,702
Posted By CarmenCarmona
Pero @Jonathan dice que hay que 'construirlos',...

Pero @Jonathan dice que hay que 'construirlos', entonces debe referirse a 'vertederos?' (Donde acaba toda la basura y se obtiene gas natural, etc)

'Zafacón' es definitivamente un término...
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