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Forum: Grammar August 09, 2011, 10:25 PM

Replies: 12 A question of Ser/Estar. . . Views: 10,152 Posted By SPX Hmm. . . Okay, why "Cuando era niño" and not... Hmm. . . Okay, why "Cuando era niño" and not "Cuando era UN niño"? This is one of the things that really confuses me . . . sometimes a/an seems to just be arbitrarily removed. And I get...

Forum: Grammar August 09, 2011, 09:49 PM

Replies: 12 A question of Ser/Estar. . . Views: 10,152 Posted By SPX Disclaimer: I scanned the Ser/Estar thread and am... Disclaimer: I scanned the Ser/Estar thread and am still a little unclear. If you're talking about a temporary life state, do you use Ser or Estar? For instance: "When I was a child I...

Forum: Grammar August 08, 2011, 06:27 PM

Replies: 16 Sticky: Capitalization in Spanish Views: 91,355 Posted By SPX Thank you for that very detailed response,... Thank you for that very detailed response, Angelica. I guess that has to cover at least ALMOST all of it, ha ha.

Forum: Grammar August 08, 2011, 06:23 PM

Replies: 25 Use of "para" with verbs Views: 10,321 Posted By SPX Ha ha ha! Actually, if you read the article I... Ha ha ha! Actually, if you read the article I posted it says that "correo-e" IS being used by some people. So maybe you're onto something.

Forum: Grammar August 08, 2011, 01:28 PM

Replies: 25 Use of "para" with verbs Views: 10,321 Posted By SPX Ah, okay. Thanks. Ah, okay. Thanks.

Forum: Grammar August 08, 2011, 12:14 PM

Replies: 25 Use of "para" with verbs Views: 10,321 Posted By SPX Thanks, that's helpful, but how can "para qué"... Thanks, that's helpful, but how can "para qué" and "por qué" be interchangeable to form the same question when each one is supposed to have very specific, and exclusive, uses that are separate from...

Forum: Grammar August 08, 2011, 11:39 AM

Replies: 16 Sticky: Capitalization in Spanish Views: 91,355 Posted By SPX Capitalization in Spanish So I'm puzzled by what gets capitalized in Spanish and what does not. Days of the week apparently are not capitalized, or so I've come to learn in the last few minutes. I've also noticed that...

Forum: Grammar August 08, 2011, 11:36 AM

Replies: 11 Articles and days of the week Views: 8,177 Posted By SPX Oh sure, why not. . . Oh sure, why not. . .

Forum: Grammar August 08, 2011, 11:24 AM

Replies: 11 Articles and days of the week Views: 8,177 Posted By SPX You don't capitalize the days of the week? ... You don't capitalize the days of the week? That's odd. What are the rules for capitalization in Spanish?

Forum: Grammar August 08, 2011, 11:21 AM

Replies: 25 Use of "para" with verbs Views: 10,321 Posted By SPX Okay, thanks. "Correo electrónico" just seems... Okay, thanks. "Correo electrónico" just seems like an awful lot to say if you want to talk about an "e-mail," ha ha. As for the purity argument, well, I suppose. But e-mail is a relatively...

Forum: Grammar August 08, 2011, 10:57 AM

Replies: 42 How do you say... Views: 10,101 Posted By SPX Yep, that makes sense, thanks. Yep, that makes sense, thanks.

Forum: Grammar August 08, 2011, 01:35 AM

Replies: 42 How do you say... Views: 10,101 Posted By SPX Ah, okay. Thanks. So, "Have you heard of... Ah, okay. Thanks. So, "Have you heard of Dexter?" (the TV show, that is) would be. . . ¿Has oído de Dexter?

Forum: Grammar August 08, 2011, 01:05 AM

Replies: 42 How do you say... Views: 10,101 Posted By SPX How do you say "heard of", as in: Have you... How do you say "heard of", as in: Have you heard of (person, place, or thing). . .?

Forum: Grammar August 07, 2011, 11:15 PM

Replies: 25 Use of "para" with verbs Views: 10,321 Posted By SPX ^^^ Nothing else on this, I'm guessing? No... ^^^ Nothing else on this, I'm guessing? No input from native speakers? No feedback re: the article?

Forum: Introductions August 07, 2011, 07:55 PM

Replies: 2 Looking for a partner to practice Spanish Views: 1,483 Posted By SPX Welcome. I also am looking for a Skype... Welcome. I also am looking for a Skype partner, but unfortunately, my Spanish is so basic that I couldn't be of much help. We would undoubtedly end up speaking very poor Spanish to each other,...

Forum: Grammar August 07, 2011, 07:46 PM

Replies: 11 Unos, unas Views: 6,788 Posted By SPX I can substantiate this. My Guatemala friend is... I can substantiate this. My Guatemala friend is fond of saying "Que lindo." In fact, I'm pretty sure I hear it from her about something at least once a day.

Forum: Other Languages August 07, 2011, 07:38 PM

Replies: 16 [Esperanto] Esperanto Encounter Views: 9,728 Posted By SPX I can't say I agree with that. How much of... I can't say I agree with that. How much of the Japanese vocabulary 200 years ago was borrowed from English. Probably very close to 0%. And now it's over 10% of the entire language? That actually...

Forum: Technical things August 07, 2011, 03:33 PM

Replies: 22 Correct typing? Views: 34,659 Posted By SPX If you're running Windows you can configure your... If you're running Windows you can configure your Keyboard for Spanish characters, to where you click the ALT key + N for ñ or ALT + O for ó, for instance. Let me know if you want instructions on...

Forum: Other Languages August 07, 2011, 01:43 PM

Replies: 16 [Esperanto] Esperanto Encounter Views: 9,728 Posted By SPX Pretty interesting. Were you ever able to... Pretty interesting. Were you ever able to actually speak it conversationally? I've heard something about how there is a network of people who know the language and that if you're a traveler then...

Forum: Other Languages August 07, 2011, 11:47 AM

Replies: 16 [Esperanto] Esperanto Encounter Views: 9,728 Posted By SPX Oh, wow. So you knew the language well enough to... Oh, wow. So you knew the language well enough to actually read it? What do you think is going to happen with Esperanto? Will it just die out or do you think there will always be a remnant of...

Forum: Other Languages August 07, 2011, 11:26 AM

Replies: 16 [Esperanto] Esperanto Encounter Views: 9,728 Posted By SPX That was interesting. Has anyone here ever... That was interesting. Has anyone here ever actually tried to learn Esperanto or at least considered it?

Forum: Grammar August 06, 2011, 11:38 PM

Replies: 25 Use of "para" with verbs Views: 10,321 Posted By SPX Ha ha. Thanks. I think that "e-mail" is... Ha ha. Thanks. I think that "e-mail" is pretty well accepted even among native speakers though, is it not? Kind of like how "okay" has also largely been appropriated into common speech. ...

Forum: Grammar August 06, 2011, 11:31 PM

Replies: 25 Use of "para" with verbs Views: 10,321 Posted By SPX ^^^ On that same note. . . If I want to... ^^^ On that same note. . . If I want to say: "I am going to try to write this e-mail only in Spanish" would it be. . . "Voy a tratar de escribir este e-mail soló en español"?

Forum: Grammar August 06, 2011, 11:24 PM

Replies: 25 Use of "para" with verbs Views: 10,321 Posted By SPX This is extremely helpful and interesting, by the... This is extremely helpful and interesting, by the way. Thanks.

Forum: Grammar August 05, 2011, 08:12 PM

Replies: 25 Use of "para" with verbs Views: 10,321 Posted By SPX Interesting. I never realized that. Thanks. Interesting. I never realized that. Thanks.

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