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Forum: Vocabulary June 20, 2009, 04:22 PM

Replies: 3 Particularly vs. especially Views: 1,576 Posted By brute I agree with all your definitions, but I cannot... I agree with all your definitions, but I cannot think of any instances where they are not interchangeable. Could you please find a few examples?

Forum: Culture June 18, 2009, 10:53 AM

Replies: 136 American (USA) Views: 49,976 Posted By brute Green grow the rushes o!: This old campfire... Green grow the rushes o!: This old campfire song also contains the words : "2 to the lily-white boys cloth-ed all in green ho ho! Lily-white refers to the pale skin of the Americans in their...

Forum: General Chat June 18, 2009, 07:07 AM

Replies: 37 Physics Views: 7,661 Posted By brute You are correct. That is why you asked me... You are correct. That is why you asked me the question I answered your question because you asked me

Forum: General Chat June 17, 2009, 05:39 PM

Replies: 37 Physics Views: 7,661 Posted By brute I once owned a business called Bruere Technology... I once owned a business called Bruere Technology BRUTEC. People started to call me "the Brute". Why Irmamar? We often speak of foreign tongues (meaning languages) but a dead tongue sounds like a...

Forum: General Chat June 17, 2009, 05:29 PM

Replies: 24 Foreigners Extranjeros Views: 3,341 Posted By brute Gracias Angelica. This was an interference from... Gracias Angelica. This was an interference from the English word Stranger. The Spanish do not like to start a word with S, so they usually add an E to the front. I did remember to alter the G with a...

Forum: General Chat June 17, 2009, 02:59 AM

Replies: 37 Physics Views: 7,661 Posted By brute Physician is also another word for doctor. Physic... Physician is also another word for doctor. Physic (singular) is also an old English word for laxatives and other remedies. Dead tongues are OK. In England we usually say dead languages

Forum: Other Languages June 16, 2009, 05:48 PM

Replies: 6 Papiamento - Portuguese creole language with influences from Spanish, Dutch & English Views: 9,861 Posted By brute Papiamento is definitely Spanish , according to... Papiamento is definitely Spanish , according to the new automatic language identifier!! I pasted a few sentences into the empty box and the result was: Spanish, reliable, 18.8 % (With only one...

Forum: General Chat June 16, 2009, 05:21 PM

Replies: 24 Foreigners Extranjeros Views: 3,341 Posted By brute Todo el mundo es un estranjero en casi todas... Todo el mundo es un estranjero en casi todas partes. Yo soy estranjero en todas los paises con excepcion de Inglaterra y tu eres estranjero en todas los paises con excepcio de Mexico ¿Verdad?

Forum: Vocabulary June 16, 2009, 03:28 PM

Replies: 36 ahí, allí, allá - what's the difference? Views: 38,048 Posted By brute I think the differencies are neither here nor... I think the differencies are neither here nor there.

Forum: General Chat June 16, 2009, 03:19 PM

Replies: 24 Foreigners Extranjeros Views: 3,341 Posted By brute Foreigners Extranjeros Remember: Everyone is a foreigner nearly everywhere.:D:D:D;););)

Forum: Grammar June 16, 2009, 04:36 AM

Replies: 6 Gerunds vs. Participles in Spanish Views: 11,705 Posted By brute Its a confusing (adjective) idea. My... Its a confusing (adjective) idea. My understanding (noun) is being (verb) seriously challenged. Is my bank really guarding my savings? I do hope so!

Forum: Grammar June 15, 2009, 05:36 PM

Replies: 6 Gerunds vs. Participles in Spanish Views: 11,705 Posted By brute The confusion between English Gerund, an "ing"... The confusion between English Gerund, an "ing" verb form used as a noun, and a Spanish Gerundivo, a progressive continuous verb form used with estar, is further confused by the use of the English...

Forum: General Chat June 14, 2009, 04:30 PM

Replies: 37 Physics Views: 7,661 Posted By brute I was a teacher of Science before I retired. I... I was a teacher of Science before I retired. I taught both Physics and Chemistry. Most of my pupils and students found Physics more difficult, as it contained more Mathematics. Personally I always...

Forum: Other Languages June 13, 2009, 04:18 PM

Replies: 6 Papiamento - Portuguese creole language with influences from Spanish, Dutch & English Views: 9,861 Posted By brute muy interesante. Definitely a mix of Spanish and... muy interesante. Definitely a mix of Spanish and Portuguese. The spelling is rather different. I could not hear anything Dutch in it either.

Forum: Vocabulary June 12, 2009, 06:05 AM

Replies: 21 Bagels? Views: 20,936 Posted By brute la búsqueda , la buscada, la busca all mean a... la búsqueda , la buscada, la busca all mean a search. When you search for something in a book or you "look it up" this is not quite the same as finding it.

Forum: Culture June 11, 2009, 02:00 PM

Replies: 136 American (USA) Views: 49,976 Posted By brute I always used to think that gringos were N... I always used to think that gringos were N Americanos who sat around their campfires singing "Green g(r)ow the rushes o", but it seems I was wrong. The latest thinking is that it is a corruption of...

Forum: Vocabulary June 11, 2009, 07:55 AM

Replies: 21 Bagels? Views: 20,936 Posted By brute You are correct. The begel is a Jewish... You are correct. The begel is a Jewish confection. The word probably comes from the French "Bague" meaning ring. The "el" ending is a German diminuative. The "A" sound would usually be modified to a...

Forum: Culture June 10, 2009, 06:25 PM

Replies: 136 American (USA) Views: 49,976 Posted By brute Tenemos un problema parecido aquí en el Reino... Tenemos un problema parecido aquí en el Reino Unido de Inglaterra, Gales, Escocia y Irlanda del Norte. Gran Bretaña es la Isla Britanica la mas grande. Irlanda es tambien una Isla Britanica, pero...

Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques June 10, 2009, 12:01 PM

Replies: 167 Hardest thing for you learning a new language? Views: 57,182 Posted By brute Afrikaans has very simple grammar which allows... Afrikaans has very simple grammar which allows constructions such as... This is a book what I have wrote. Conjugations like...... I is , you is, he is, us is ..... Compulsary double negatives...

Forum: Daily Spanish Word June 10, 2009, 11:43 AM

Replies: 14 Pelusa Views: 7,969 Posted By brute La palabra "pelouse" (francés) tiene otra... La palabra "pelouse" (francés) tiene otra significación. Es un césped en español o "lawn" en inglés, pero "la peluche" (francés) es "pelusa" o"fluff"

Forum: Other Languages June 10, 2009, 07:29 AM

Replies: 34 êàê ïðàâèëüíî ñîêðàòèòü áþäæåò íà ðåêëàìó Views: 14,212 Posted By brute This could become a useful tool if all the... This could become a useful tool if all the repititions were removed, and they were organised alphabetically into a pull down menu. Most accented Roman characters of the European languages are...

Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques June 10, 2009, 07:04 AM

Replies: 167 Hardest thing for you learning a new language? Views: 57,182 Posted By brute Thanks for the corrections and the... Thanks for the corrections and the transliteration tips ae oe and aa. I must get around to setting up a Danish keyboard. A few years ago I taught myself some Swedish because my sister married a...

Forum: Grammar June 09, 2009, 02:55 PM

Replies: 13 Help with some preterite verbs! Views: 18,399 Posted By brute I think of a preterite verb as being a nasty (an... I think of a preterite verb as being a nasty (an aste) verb, because I find them nasty things to use and conjugate.:confused::yuck::eek:

Forum: Other Languages June 09, 2009, 02:46 PM

Replies: 45 [Other] An appetizer on the Danish language Views: 17,512 Posted By brute Er Rødgrød "Rote Grütze" po tysk? Er Rødgrød "Rote Grütze" po tysk?

Forum: Other Languages June 09, 2009, 02:15 PM

Replies: 39 Difficult languages Views: 38,845 Posted By brute Other languages do the same thing, French -... Other languages do the same thing, French - faire, German - machen can both be translated as to do or to make!

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