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Forum: Translations July 22, 2011, 11:41 AM

Replies: 20 ¿Cómo estamos? Views: 21,523 Posted By Caballero I've never once heard it before now. In my... I've never once heard it before now. In my idiolect, it is wrong.

Forum: Grammar July 22, 2011, 10:29 AM

Replies: 27 Formal vs. informal Views: 13,203 Posted By Caballero And if the kid addresses him informally, would... And if the kid addresses him informally, would the guy tell him to use usted, or just continue talking without correcting him? --------- Just wondering, do books in Argentina use "tú" ever?

Forum: Grammar July 20, 2011, 01:00 PM

Replies: 27 Formal vs. informal Views: 13,203 Posted By Caballero If I understood correctly, he meant that if you... If I understood correctly, he meant that if you address God informally, (at least I assume you do. In English we normally do. When praying most people use thou instead of you), then why wouldn't...

Forum: Translations July 20, 2011, 12:55 PM

Replies: 20 ¿Cómo estamos? Views: 21,523 Posted By Caballero ¿Cómo estamos? What are the implications of using this to ask someone how they are. I know it literally means "How are we?"

Forum: Grammar July 20, 2011, 10:24 AM

Replies: 36 Uvular trill in Spanish? Views: 15,599 Posted By Caballero Yeah, but then you'd have to get everything else... Yeah, but then you'd have to get everything else right about the accent, otherwise the person would still sound like they were from the US, and not like they were from Costa Rica. Anyway, one use of...

Forum: Grammar July 20, 2011, 10:08 AM

Replies: 23 Why Spanish is So Hard.... Views: 11,065 Posted By Caballero Nope. It's not called the language that is very... Nope. It's not called the language that is very hard to learn, but easy to read for nothing. Besides there are so few resources in it compared to Spanish. And anyway, when it is spoken, it just...

Forum: Translations July 20, 2011, 10:00 AM

Replies: 9 How do you say it in Spanish? Views: 3,055 Posted By Caballero What is the rule for when it is necessary to put... What is the rule for when it is necessary to put an article before the name of a language?

Forum: Culture July 14, 2011, 11:11 PM

Replies: 42 Cultural differences or just uncultured? Views: 18,497 Posted By Caballero I wouldn't say "more often". So far, I've seen... I wouldn't say "more often". So far, I've seen "americano" refering only to people from the US more often than not in Spanish, even though it is not correct, since in the continent model that is...

Forum: Culture July 14, 2011, 11:19 AM

Replies: 42 Cultural differences or just uncultured? Views: 18,497 Posted By Caballero Realmente estoy feliz que mucha gente en los EEUU... Realmente estoy feliz que mucha gente en los EEUU habla castellano, porque significa que puedo practicar castellano más fáclmente y frecuentememte.

Forum: Vocabulary July 13, 2011, 09:43 AM

Replies: 19 El recado vs. el mensaje Views: 8,606 Posted By Caballero I'm going to run an errand (not do an errand.) ... I'm going to run an errand (not do an errand.) to the school of my son: sounds very odd. Remember to use the 's in English, not "of" with people. today is father's day: not the father's day take...

Forum: Vocabulary July 12, 2011, 03:35 PM

Replies: 19 El recado vs. el mensaje Views: 8,606 Posted By Caballero No, an errand is when you go somewhere to do... No, an errand is when you go somewhere to do something productive, such as going on an errand to the store. In English it cannot be used You could say: "My mother left me a note informing me that...

Forum: Vocabulary July 12, 2011, 01:24 PM

Replies: 4 De nada vs. por nada Views: 5,395 Posted By Caballero De nada vs. por nada ¿Hay una diferencia?

Forum: Vocabulary July 12, 2011, 01:19 PM

Replies: 16 Chiquill@ Views: 3,508 Posted By Caballero I thought the -os forms already included the... I thought the -os forms already included the feminine, so isn't it kind of redundant? To me it looks as ugly as writing "he/she" in English. It makes reading something almost impossible.

Forum: Vocabulary July 12, 2011, 11:57 AM

Replies: 10 Dale Views: 3,631 Posted By Caballero Which ones? :thinking: Every single time I've... Which ones? :thinking: Every single time I've used it so far, people point it out and say "they only use that in Spain," or "You must have learned your Spanish in Spain."

Forum: Vocabulary July 12, 2011, 11:51 AM

Replies: 16 Chiquill@ Views: 3,508 Posted By Caballero Ugh. :yuck: That looks very unaesthetic and... Ugh. :yuck: That looks very unaesthetic and distracting. I don't like that at all.

Forum: Vocabulary July 10, 2011, 11:31 PM

Replies: 16 Chiquill@ Views: 3,508 Posted By Caballero And if a Central American said that to you? ... And if a Central American said that to you? So are you saying it would sound rude to say that in Argentina?

Forum: Vocabulary July 09, 2011, 07:40 PM

Replies: 16 Chiquill@ Views: 3,508 Posted By Caballero Gracias. ¿Cuál forma es eso? ¿Subjuntivo? He... Gracias. ¿Cuál forma es eso? ¿Subjuntivo? He creío que el verbo era "preocuparse".

Forum: Vocabulary July 08, 2011, 08:34 PM

Replies: 19 El recado vs. el mensaje Views: 8,606 Posted By Caballero Sí yo también. Recado seems to be a... Sí yo también. Recado seems to be a versatile and useful word. The original context in the book (that takes place in the 20th century) I was reading was giving somebody a written message and...

Forum: General Chat July 08, 2011, 10:51 AM

Replies: 39 Trying to understand Argentine, Uruguayan & Chilean accents Views: 15,362 Posted By Caballero Perdona is an imperative form of perdonar, right?... Perdona is an imperative form of perdonar, right? Then what is "Perdón"?

Forum: Vocabulary July 07, 2011, 11:35 PM

Replies: 16 Chiquill@ Views: 3,508 Posted By Caballero No te preocupás. Nunca lo uso en papeles... No te preocupás. Nunca lo uso en papeles formales, sólamente uso en foros en la Web.

Forum: Vocabulary July 07, 2011, 09:24 PM

Replies: 16 Chiquill@ Views: 3,508 Posted By Caballero Chiquill@ What is the difference between that and chic@?

Forum: Vocabulary July 06, 2011, 07:23 PM

Replies: 19 El recado vs. el mensaje Views: 8,606 Posted By Caballero El recado vs. el mensaje Is there a difference between them?

Forum: Introductions July 06, 2011, 12:23 PM

Replies: 6 Hola I am Francis Views: 1,511 Posted By Caballero IIRC they both come from Latin Me clamo. In... IIRC they both come from Latin Me clamo. In English we've borrowed words from French and Latin from the root clamo, clamare such as "proclamation".

Forum: Translations July 06, 2011, 09:16 AM

Replies: 9 How do you say it in Spanish? Views: 3,055 Posted By Caballero How do you say it in Spanish? Is it ¿Cómo se dice ___ en castellano? or ¿Cómo se dice ___ en el castellano?

Forum: Vocabulary July 04, 2011, 11:35 AM

Replies: 12 Able, Boy, Cast, Dog, Easy, Fox... Views: 7,137 Posted By Caballero ¿Por qué no existe un nombre para "F"? ¿Por qué no existe un nombre para "F"?

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