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Forum: Vocabulary December 21, 2019, 06:52 AM

Replies: 8 Escarabajo Views: 7,031 Posted By Sancho Panther The examples you cite don't alter the fact that... The examples you cite don't alter the fact that that an adjective is always descriptive and descriptive adjective is still a tautology. "My, your" and "This and these" are pronouns.

Forum: Vocabulary December 20, 2019, 11:06 AM

Replies: 8 Escarabajo Views: 7,031 Posted By Sancho Panther is a tautology - there are no other kinds of... is a tautology - there are no other kinds of adjective than descriptive ones.

Forum: Vocabulary December 09, 2019, 10:16 AM

Replies: 14 Patadura Views: 8,458 Posted By Sancho Panther The result was different from what he thought it... The result was different from what he thought it would be, or 'to' what he thought it would be. Different than is definitely regarded as a solecism by grammarians on this side of the Atlantic.

Forum: Vocabulary December 06, 2019, 11:44 AM

Replies: 14 Patadura Views: 8,458 Posted By Sancho Panther Going back to "Patadura" sometimes when my wife... Going back to "Patadura" sometimes when my wife spots an ageing singer or film actress on tv she will often say "¡Mira qué maquillada está - tiene más arrugas qué la bota de un cojo!", always makes...

Forum: Grammar December 01, 2019, 10:37 AM

Replies: 11 To be a fan of Views: 5,008 Posted By Sancho Panther Very good - really helpful, thanks. Very good - really helpful, thanks.

Forum: Grammar November 29, 2019, 05:54 AM

Replies: 11 To be a fan of Views: 5,008 Posted By Sancho Panther I, on the other hand always have trouble treating... I, on the other hand always have trouble treating 'gente' as a singular noun - would someone be kind enough to offer some examples of the use of it as a singular noun?

Forum: Grammar November 24, 2019, 11:22 AM

Replies: 11 To be a fan of Views: 5,008 Posted By Sancho Panther I am very late in posting this (as well as... I am very late in posting this (as well as embarrassed by my own pedantry!) but it's "Many people are more comfortable". Your command of English is so good that I am surprised by your tiny lapse,...

Forum: Vocabulary September 08, 2019, 06:07 AM

Replies: 14 Patadura Views: 8,458 Posted By Sancho Panther Post #1 Not wishing to appear pedantic or... Post #1 Not wishing to appear pedantic or offensive (it is a language learning forum!) but "Different than" is regarded as incorrect in the UK - 'different from' is the preferred usage on this...

Forum: Vocabulary September 08, 2019, 05:53 AM

Replies: 8 Height Views: 4,221 Posted By Sancho Panther If I was using metric in UK (now almost universal... If I was using metric in UK (now almost universal amongst under thirties) I would say "One metre seventy". Whether this will still apply in a few years times when (or if!) we exit the EU remains to...

Forum: Vocabulary September 08, 2019, 05:26 AM

Replies: 2 "Timo" y "Estafa" Views: 3,084 Posted By Sancho Panther "Timo" y "Estafa" ¿Qué es la diferencia, o son iguales?

Forum: Vocabulary May 28, 2019, 12:38 PM

Replies: 4 El Vocabulario Único de mi Señora Views: 2,151 Posted By Sancho Panther ¡Sí - tienes razón! - pero ella lo pronunció tal... ¡Sí - tienes razón! - pero ella lo pronunció tal como escribí. ¡Muchas gracias! O mejor dicho 'afixiante'.

Forum: Vocabulary May 28, 2019, 05:49 AM

Replies: 4 El Vocabulario Único de mi Señora Views: 2,151 Posted By Sancho Panther El Vocabulario Único de mi Señora ¡Mi señora dice a veces palabras que no oigo de nadie más! El otro día me dijo "¡Qué día más axiante hace!", ¡parece que quiere decir 'agobiante'! ¿Hay alguien más que puede confirmarlo? A lo...

Forum: Vocabulary May 18, 2019, 06:02 AM

Replies: 11 "Wayo" Views: 11,993 Posted By Sancho Panther Sounds cool to me! In "La Bamba" I used to... Sounds cool to me! In "La Bamba" I used to think it was "Una poca de gracia para mi patilla" until it dawned on me that it was "¡Una poca de gracia pa' mi y pa' ti ya!". ¡Qué tonto soy!

Forum: Vocabulary May 12, 2019, 05:34 AM

Replies: 3 'Easo' Views: 1,566 Posted By Sancho Panther Thank you - yes that does seem to make sense! Thank you - yes that does seem to make sense!

Forum: Vocabulary May 11, 2019, 10:50 AM

Replies: 3 'Easo' Views: 1,566 Posted By Sancho Panther 'Easo' While on holiday on the Costa Blanca a couple of years after I began learning Spanish we 'pulled' (pillamos) a couple of English girls staying in a hotel round the corner from ours, it was called...

Forum: Vocabulary April 03, 2019, 11:24 AM

Replies: 5 Socorat Views: 3,598 Posted By Sancho Panther ¡Gracias! ¡Gracias!

Forum: Vocabulary April 02, 2019, 03:36 PM

Replies: 5 Socorat Views: 3,598 Posted By Sancho Panther Socorat What is the name applied to the crisp rice crust at the bottom of a paella? I think it is something like the noun I gave in the title.

Forum: Vocabulary March 12, 2019, 12:05 PM

Replies: 2 Axarquía Views: 2,076 Posted By Sancho Panther Axarquía There is an area in Málaga province that bears this name, how should the 'x' be pronounced, is it like the guttural 'j' in Castilian Spanish or more like how English speakers pronounce México?

Forum: Vocabulary February 18, 2019, 07:09 AM

Replies: 3 Paco Views: 2,520 Posted By Sancho Panther Paco Why is 'Paco' the diminutive of 'Francisco'?

Forum: General Chat February 07, 2019, 05:45 PM

Replies: 15 Is There Another Language Apart From Spanish Used in Argentina? Views: 7,591 Posted By Sancho Panther I would be inclined to say it's the only Welsh... I would be inclined to say it's the only Welsh speaking community outside of Wales. Apart from that many Welsh people don't speak Welsh.

Forum: Vocabulary January 31, 2019, 06:24 AM

Replies: 4 ...ripente Views: 1,906 Posted By Sancho Panther Horripilante = horrifying, harrowing. Horripilante = horrifying, harrowing.

Forum: General Chat January 30, 2019, 06:25 AM

Replies: 15 Is There Another Language Apart From Spanish Used in Argentina? Views: 7,591 Posted By Sancho Panther I could never understand my father-in-law (muy... I could never understand my father-in-law (muy extremeño) and my wife used to laugh at me, saying my Spanish wasn't as good as I thought it was! One year we stayed at his home in Barcelona for a few...

Forum: General Chat January 26, 2019, 07:24 AM

Replies: 15 Is There Another Language Apart From Spanish Used in Argentina? Views: 7,591 Posted By Sancho Panther Many years ago I watched (and really enjoyed) an... Many years ago I watched (and really enjoyed) an Argentine film "Bonbon el Perro" and understood most of it. I wish they'd put it on again! I especially loved the tender, romantic scene where the...

Forum: General Chat January 25, 2019, 05:29 AM

Replies: 15 Is There Another Language Apart From Spanish Used in Argentina? Views: 7,591 Posted By Sancho Panther My wife (born in Extremadura) lived for thirty... My wife (born in Extremadura) lived for thirty years in Barcelona and cannot understand a word of Catalan. Our daughter spent a 'gap year' (which lasted for fourteen!) in Benidorm, Alicante, her...

Forum: General Chat January 25, 2019, 04:16 AM

Replies: 15 Is There Another Language Apart From Spanish Used in Argentina? Views: 7,591 Posted By Sancho Panther Is There Another Language Apart From Spanish Used in Argentina? My (Spanish) wife and I watched a tv interview with a relative of that poor, deceased footballer Emiliano Sala the other night, neither of us could understand a single word he said, nor even what...

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