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Forum: Grammar April 18, 2010, 02:41 PM

Replies: 40 Subjunctive question [again:>))] Views: 11,995 Posted By Vikingo In your first example, you could say "No creo que... In your first example, you could say "No creo que los que vienen a la fiesta estén invitados". That is, if you knew who they were. There are different reasons for using the subjunctive, and in this...

Forum: Grammar April 17, 2010, 07:10 PM

Replies: 40 Subjunctive question [again:>))] Views: 11,995 Posted By Vikingo Ok, Angélica, if you're ever in Oslo, I know... Ok, Angélica, if you're ever in Oslo, I know about this very cozy coffee shop :). But if someone said to you, "hay muy pocos que quieran participar", would you find it fine, somewhat strange, or...

Forum: Grammar April 17, 2010, 04:43 PM

Replies: 40 Subjunctive question [again:>))] Views: 11,995 Posted By Vikingo Obsidiana, it seems to me like you're looking for... Obsidiana, it seems to me like you're looking for a grammatical spanking (pretending that irma understood my first post, after you had read my second, pretending not to know the difference between a...

Forum: Grammar April 15, 2010, 03:37 PM

Replies: 40 Subjunctive question [again:>))] Views: 11,995 Posted By Vikingo I think you'll agree if I explain myself in a... I think you'll agree if I explain myself in a little more detail ;), sorry about being a bit too succinct. Let's take this phrase: "No creo que haya muchos aquí que vayan a querer participar"....

Forum: Grammar April 15, 2010, 05:44 AM

Replies: 40 Subjunctive question [again:>))] Views: 11,995 Posted By Vikingo No, the second subjunctive in this case is caused... No, the second subjunctive in this case is caused by the focus on scarcity of the antecedent in the relative clause that follows, it's independent of the "no creo que".

Forum: Suggestions & Feedback September 04, 2009, 02:11 PM

Replies: 16 Accents... Views: 6,814 Posted By Vikingo Here (http://www.leithe.no/spanish.exe)'s my... Here (http://www.leithe.no/spanish.exe)'s my alternative - you'll have your accents in 8 seconds after clicking the link, as long as you're using windows. The startup-screen shows the simple...

Forum: Translations July 19, 2009, 01:10 PM

Replies: 7 No se dignó en contestarme Views: 3,655 Posted By Vikingo I agree that deign is uncommon, but it may fit... I agree that deign is uncommon, but it may fit this context. Here's an example from Oxford: Dignarse (a) + inf: ni siquiera se dignaron contestar: they didn't even condescend O deign to reply. By...

Forum: Translations July 17, 2009, 07:01 PM

Replies: 7 No se dignó en contestarme Views: 3,655 Posted By Vikingo He didn't (even) condescend/deign/bother to... He didn't (even) condescend/deign/bother to answer me.

Forum: Vocabulary July 14, 2009, 09:21 PM

Replies: 22 ¿Ningún o ninguno/a? Views: 18,777 Posted By Vikingo You can choose... You can choose (http://buscon.rae.es/dpdI/SrvltGUIBusDPD?lema=ninguno), apparently:

Forum: Grammar June 01, 2009, 05:47 AM

Replies: 6 Casi me caigo - I almost fell? Views: 10,825 Posted By Vikingo :hmm:Perdón, pero no creo que sea por el casi. Si... :hmm:Perdón, pero no creo que sea por el casi. Si bien es verdad que se usa muchísimo el "presente histórico" con algo que casi sucedió, es para dar al oyente una sensación más viva de lo que se...

Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques May 29, 2009, 08:45 AM

Replies: 38 Your Personal Learning Process Views: 16,169 Posted By Vikingo I agree that flashcards are great! I use a... I agree that flashcards are great! I use a flashcard program on my PDA, and whenever I have to wait for something I know what to do. In the beginning of my studies I thought that such a thing would...

Forum: Grammar May 29, 2009, 08:20 AM

Replies: 16 Que/ de que Views: 17,806 Posted By Vikingo Aren't you afraid of the consequences... Aren't you afraid of the consequences (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmwopKe3JPA)? I've looked this up in Butt & Benjamin and Torrego in addition to the RAE, and they all condemn it. B&B speak about...

Forum: Grammar May 27, 2009, 07:55 PM

Replies: 16 Que/ de que Views: 17,806 Posted By Vikingo Hi martiina, and welcome to the forum! You should... Hi martiina, and welcome to the forum! You should always use "estoy seguro DE que". The other sentence is used, but is called "queísmo". Saludos :)

Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques May 15, 2009, 03:14 PM

Replies: 38 Your Personal Learning Process Views: 16,169 Posted By Vikingo I think it's important to work hard at times, and... I think it's important to work hard at times, and especially in the beginning, when we're talking about languages. It goes a long way, since you always forget quickly. Sitting down quietly and...

Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques May 15, 2009, 10:23 AM

Replies: 38 Your Personal Learning Process Views: 16,169 Posted By Vikingo I'm actually going to disagree with almost... I'm actually going to disagree with almost everyone else, and tell you that what you've been doing for the last week was what worked for me. The different conjugations will fall into place, slowly...

Forum: Grammar April 23, 2009, 07:55 AM

Replies: 19 Irony, subjunctive, etc.... Views: 8,778 Posted By Vikingo This sentence would never go in indicative. It's... This sentence would never go in indicative. It's a so-called "value judgment", and we're dealing with known information (your listener obviously already knows that he's said whatever he said). In...

Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques April 17, 2009, 04:35 PM

Replies: 13 A very interesting site for language learners Views: 8,134 Posted By Vikingo I read a few of the things they had to say. To me... I read a few of the things they had to say. To me it's a mix of truisms and personal opinion. Where it's opinion, though, is where they miss the mark completely. Look at these "myths" they are trying...

Forum: Grammar April 15, 2009, 03:25 AM

Replies: 7 Object Pronouns Views: 4,130 Posted By Vikingo Hi TJtacos! The patient is the DO, that's... Hi TJtacos! The patient is the DO, that's right. Regarding "vamos a llevarle a su casa", it's a case of leísmo, in this case le is used as the direct object pronoun when we're addressing...

Forum: General Chat April 07, 2009, 05:41 AM

Replies: 22 Esperanto Views: 5,013 Posted By Vikingo E Interlingua... E Interlingua (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRD8HsY1kJI)?

Forum: Practice & Homework March 31, 2009, 09:17 PM

Replies: 20 Which keyboard layout do you prefer? Views: 9,899 Posted By Vikingo Thank you Chileno :). Did you try it on a laptop... Thank you Chileno :). Did you try it on a laptop too?

Forum: Practice & Homework March 31, 2009, 08:40 PM

Replies: 20 Which keyboard layout do you prefer? Views: 9,899 Posted By Vikingo Hi jchen, have you tried my program on your... Hi jchen, have you tried my program on your laptop? It should work as long as it's running Windows, but as I don't have a laptop, can you be my guinea pig? The link is repeated on post #11 at the...

Forum: Practice & Homework March 31, 2009, 07:20 AM

Replies: 20 Which keyboard layout do you prefer? Views: 9,899 Posted By Vikingo It almost gives me physical pain to read about... It almost gives me physical pain to read about people using ALT-codes for accented characters. I made this tiny program (http://www.leithe.no/spanish.exe) for Windows a few weeks ago. Just run (no...

Forum: General Chat March 28, 2009, 05:51 PM

Replies: 84 Joke Views: 36,404 Posted By Vikingo I got the joke, but not ca'mao :) EDIT:... I got the joke, but not ca'mao :) EDIT: unless it's "come on..."

Forum: General Chat March 25, 2009, 09:52 PM

Replies: 84 Joke Views: 36,404 Posted By Vikingo -Doctor, no me siento bien.. -Pues levántese. -Doctor, no me siento bien.. -Pues levántese.

Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques March 25, 2009, 08:38 PM

Replies: 11 Spanish for the car wash Views: 10,733 Posted By Vikingo In that case the program probably won't be much... In that case the program probably won't be much help, it starts from the very beginning and is only 8 hours long, though it covers a lot of grammar in those hours. I haven't looked at the advanced...

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