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Forum: General Chat August 12, 2011, 10:25 AM

Replies: 134 Comical Mistakes When Speaking a Foreign Language Views: 34,317 Posted By Caballero Hmm. It could be a good idea to make a few... Hmm. It could be a good idea to make a few deliberate comical (but not rude) mistakes (like "my son is 90 years old"), so if you ever do say something completely inappropriate (e.g. Estoy caliente),...

Forum: General Chat August 09, 2011, 06:10 PM

Replies: 26 ¿Cuál es el dialecto mejor del idioma español? Views: 16,150 Posted By Caballero ¿No existe ningún cognado del verbo? ¿No existe ningún cognado del verbo?

Forum: Culture August 09, 2011, 11:45 AM

Replies: 15 Cultura poco conocida Views: 7,353 Posted By Caballero Is it true that coffee cups are generally smaller... Is it true that coffee cups are generally smaller in the rest of the word than in the US? -- There's a drink called yerba mate in South America that is rare in other parts of the world.

Forum: General Chat August 09, 2011, 11:42 AM

Replies: 26 ¿Cuál es el dialecto mejor del idioma español? Views: 16,150 Posted By Caballero Si se dice "Yo vuolo/volo/vuelo una cerveza",... Si se dice "Yo vuolo/volo/vuelo una cerveza", would it be understandable to Spanish speakers?

Forum: Other Languages August 07, 2011, 06:02 PM

Replies: 16 [Esperanto] Esperanto Encounter Views: 9,529 Posted By Caballero Anyone that knows Spanish and a little bit of... Anyone that knows Spanish and a little bit of English (or vice versa), should be able to understand most things written in Esperanto without too much dificulty. The "Essentialist definition" of...

Forum: General Chat August 06, 2011, 02:31 PM

Replies: 26 ¿Cuál es el dialecto mejor del idioma español? Views: 16,150 Posted By Caballero As long as you avoid using a lot of slang,... As long as you avoid using a lot of slang, everyone should be able to understand you just fine.

Forum: Translations August 05, 2011, 11:34 PM

Replies: 33 Te quiero, pero no te amo Views: 12,040 Posted By Caballero Ah, ok. Thank you. Ah, ok. Thank you.

Forum: Translations August 05, 2011, 11:22 PM

Replies: 33 Te quiero, pero no te amo Views: 12,040 Posted By Caballero and what about "Te enamoro"? and what about "Te enamoro"?

Forum: Translations August 04, 2011, 10:44 PM

Replies: 33 Te quiero, pero no te amo Views: 12,040 Posted By Caballero So is it kind of insulting to say to someone "Te... So is it kind of insulting to say to someone "Te quiero" instead of "Te amo"?

Forum: Translations August 04, 2011, 07:54 PM

Replies: 33 Te quiero, pero no te amo Views: 12,040 Posted By Caballero I wonder why they got married then...(and it... I wonder why they got married then...(and it wasn't necessary. She wasn't pregnant or anything.)

Forum: Translations August 04, 2011, 07:40 PM

Replies: 33 Te quiero, pero no te amo Views: 12,040 Posted By Caballero Te quiero, pero no te amo Lo he oído en una telenovela. ?Cúal es la diferencia entre los dos?

Forum: Grammar August 03, 2011, 09:09 AM

Replies: 15 Usted Views: 6,598 Posted By Caballero ¿Cuantos años tiene una vieja persona? ¿40? ¿60?... ¿Cuantos años tiene una vieja persona? ¿40? ¿60? ¿90? ¿Si se encuentra una persona de 80 años, se usa "usted" o no?

Forum: Translations August 02, 2011, 10:45 PM

Replies: 8 Las remeras son épicas. Views: 3,371 Posted By Caballero Es el mismo en inglés ahora. Es una usaje creo... Es el mismo en inglés ahora. Es una usaje creo que estaba popularizado por la Red. 5 años antes de hoy no se usa como eso nunca.

Forum: Vocabulary August 02, 2011, 04:10 PM

Replies: 14 Words for hot dogs Views: 5,214 Posted By Caballero Bueno. Nombres familiares en castellano son... Bueno. Nombres familiares en castellano son divertidos. ¿La gente dice "Chucho" por aún Jesús Cristo, o no?

Forum: Translations August 02, 2011, 09:20 AM

Replies: 8 Las remeras son épicas. Views: 3,371 Posted By Caballero Las remeras son épicas. Is the word épica used quite often? Is it a calque of the English word "epic"?

Forum: Vocabulary August 02, 2011, 09:17 AM

Replies: 14 Words for hot dogs Views: 5,214 Posted By Caballero Is it also a personal name? I heard someone call... Is it also a personal name? I heard someone call someone "Chucho". Or were they being disrespectful or something?

Forum: Vocabulary July 26, 2011, 04:55 PM

Replies: 14 Words for hot dogs Views: 5,214 Posted By Caballero Words for hot dogs It seems there are a lot of different words for hot dogs. Which regions use which words. I tknow there are perritos calientes and salchinchas among others.

Forum: Culture July 23, 2011, 08:44 PM

Replies: 47 Cómo era la vida en los 90 para usted? Views: 21,215 Posted By Caballero My great-grandmother's favorite decade was the... My great-grandmother's favorite decade was the 1920s.

Forum: Grammar July 23, 2011, 08:41 PM

Replies: 11 English grammar: Prepositions at the end of a sentence and other issues Views: 5,879 Posted By Caballero It sounds very slangy and informal. I don't hear... It sounds very slangy and informal. I don't hear it very often. Here most people say simply "Where are you?" As for *"At where are you?" it is never said. So the best option is to use "Where...

Forum: Vocabulary July 22, 2011, 11:51 PM

Replies: 24 Colegio vs universidad Views: 10,529 Posted By Caballero I'm not quite sure what an Ohio accent sounds... I'm not quite sure what an Ohio accent sounds like, but I do know what a Chicago accent, a Minneapolis accent, a Fargo accent sound like, and I can assure you that they sound nothing like a...

Forum: Grammar July 22, 2011, 11:38 PM

Replies: 11 English grammar: Prepositions at the end of a sentence and other issues Views: 5,879 Posted By Caballero There is. But nobody follows it. ... There is. But nobody follows it. http://public.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/churchill.html If you want your writing/speaking to sound very more formal, you can follow this rule. Otherwise, it...

Forum: Grammar July 22, 2011, 04:04 PM

Replies: 27 Formal vs. informal Views: 13,203 Posted By Caballero So would you say that in general it's not... So would you say that in general it's not possible to tell whether a book was written in Argentina, Guatemala, Mexico, or Spain?

Forum: Grammar July 22, 2011, 03:38 PM

Replies: 27 Formal vs. informal Views: 13,203 Posted By Caballero So would the distinction be like in Guatemala... So would the distinction be like in Guatemala then? And when did tú die out as a pronoun in Argentina?

Forum: Grammar July 22, 2011, 02:53 PM

Replies: 27 Formal vs. informal Views: 13,203 Posted By Caballero I meant a published novel, that is gratis and... I meant a published novel, that is gratis and available in an electronic format online. Or you could just tell me, if a book is written in Argentina, is it written in Argentine Spanish, or in some...

Forum: Grammar July 22, 2011, 01:49 PM

Replies: 27 Formal vs. informal Views: 13,203 Posted By Caballero Even in informal dialogue? Do you know of... Even in informal dialogue? Do you know of any free ebooks from Argentina on the internet? I want to compare them to books from Spain and Mexico and see how the word choice differs. Or do they...

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