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Forum: Translations January 19, 2017, 08:46 AM

Replies: 7 Power of Attorney Views: 3,607 Posted By Sancho Panther In the UK an 'executor' merely administers the... In the UK an 'executor' merely administers the wishes of the deceased as expressed in the will after probate is granted, the 'dirty dog' had his mother declared mentally incompetent and he decided...

Forum: Translations January 17, 2017, 05:55 AM

Replies: 7 Power of Attorney Views: 3,607 Posted By Sancho Panther Power of Attorney My wife's sister's mother-in-law had Alzheimer's, and her dirty dog of an eldest son has secured power of attorney depriving all the family except his own children of their previously promised...

Forum: Grammar December 23, 2016, 06:41 AM

Replies: 4 Correct Usage of Manuel de Falla's Surname Views: 2,265 Posted By Sancho Panther Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber - of whom it was once... Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber - of whom it was once said "If beauty is skin-deep - his must be inside-out!"

Forum: Grammar December 23, 2016, 05:07 AM

Replies: 4 Correct Usage of Manuel de Falla's Surname Views: 2,265 Posted By Sancho Panther My own experience and opinion precisely. I... My own experience and opinion precisely. I think some English speakers get confused when they are taught to omit the 'de' preceding a married Spanish lady's husband's surname. If you look up...

Forum: Vocabulary December 22, 2016, 03:41 PM

Replies: 6 Bolígrafo solidario Views: 3,059 Posted By Sancho Panther Oh right - I see, a bit back the craze here was... Oh right - I see, a bit back the craze here was for a tacky rubbery ring to wear round your wrist to indicate your donation to some charity or other. I'd be the first to commend a donation to a...

Forum: Grammar December 22, 2016, 03:31 PM

Replies: 4 Correct Usage of Manuel de Falla's Surname Views: 2,265 Posted By Sancho Panther Correct Usage of Manuel de Falla's Surname I am fairly familiar with the day-to-day usage of 'y' and 'de' in the context of the maternal surname but there appears to be some confusion when the 'de' precedes the paternal apellido, as with 'de...

Forum: Vocabulary November 22, 2016, 03:09 PM

Replies: 6 Bolígrafo solidario Views: 3,059 Posted By Sancho Panther What is a solidarity pen? Genuine question -... What is a solidarity pen? Genuine question - such a thing is unheard of in UK.

Forum: Idioms & Sayings October 27, 2016, 04:03 PM

Replies: 4 Left-handed compliment Views: 3,693 Posted By Sancho Panther Are you sure you don't mean a "Back-handed... Are you sure you don't mean a "Back-handed compliment"? That's an expression widely used in the UK; usually implying 'to damn with faint praise'. 'Your hair's a bit nicer than it was', 'the team...

Forum: Translations October 07, 2016, 07:26 AM

Replies: 11 Adapt or perish. Views: 6,567 Posted By Sancho Panther Quite what link there is between science in... Quite what link there is between science in general and Darwin in particular that wouid be enhanced by a tattoo that you'll be stuck with for the rest of life even though you'll probably regret it...

Forum: Idioms & Sayings October 07, 2016, 07:11 AM

Replies: 3 To piss away Views: 3,007 Posted By Sancho Panther First of all there are two things which very much... First of all there are two things which very much require clarification particularly for the benefit of non-native English speakers; first of all they are really rather vulgar, and mildly offensive...

Forum: Culture September 29, 2016, 11:26 AM

Replies: 5 Service station Views: 7,324 Posted By Sancho Panther It's of no significance at all, I do know that... It's of no significance at all, I do know that but I can never quite get my head around why our former colonials insist on calling the lavatory (toilet, W.C. etc.) the bathroom, where am I'm 99%...

Forum: General Chat September 26, 2016, 05:25 AM

Replies: 14 What has been the most frustrating thing for you? Views: 8,176 Posted By Sancho Panther I'm convinced that a Hispanophone would find... I'm convinced that a Hispanophone would find English much harder to learn than an Anglophone learning Spanish. English is so utterly illogical, whereas Spanish does generally follow a distinct...

Forum: Culture September 25, 2016, 10:57 AM

Replies: 5 Using Spanish in different Countries Views: 7,111 Posted By Sancho Panther I dare say that there's more variation in... I dare say that there's more variation in regional accents in Britain (or even just England) than there is in all the Spanish speaking world. I for one am almost totally incapable of understanding...

Forum: Culture September 25, 2016, 10:48 AM

Replies: 4 Do you use formal spanish to indicate anger? Views: 6,584 Posted By Sancho Panther "Tu" is informal and fairly affectionate; no good... "Tu" is informal and fairly affectionate; no good when you're angry! But I'd never use "Usted" when I'm cross with family and/or close friends though! Although a chap from Gibraltar I used to...

Forum: Culture September 25, 2016, 10:31 AM

Replies: 4 He Leido Que Todavia Usan "Vos" en Argentina. Views: 5,586 Posted By Sancho Panther He Leido Que Todavia Usan "Vos" en Argentina. ¿Es cierto o no?

Forum: General Chat August 08, 2016, 04:23 PM

Replies: 4 La lengua del día a día Views: 4,552 Posted By Sancho Panther ¡Yo empecé a aprender español en mil noveciento... ¡Yo empecé a aprender español en mil noveciento setenta y no sabía que "Idioma" es masculine! ¡Como decimos en ingles "You live and learn"!

Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques August 08, 2016, 04:01 PM

Replies: 14 Moving To Spain To Learn Spanish Views: 25,597 Posted By Sancho Panther Un dicho de Madrid, "¡Nueve meses de invierno -... Un dicho de Madrid, "¡Nueve meses de invierno - tres meses de infierno!".

Forum: Vocabulary August 08, 2016, 03:46 PM

Replies: 6 Venomous poison Views: 3,432 Posted By Sancho Panther It definitely is a pleonasm, IMO. It definitely is a pleonasm, IMO.

Forum: General Chat February 21, 2016, 05:52 AM

Replies: 2 Lost Link Views: 2,327 Posted By Sancho Panther Yes thanks that's it! Yes thanks that's it!

Forum: Vocabulary February 19, 2016, 11:00 AM

Replies: 5 Translation of "skill" Views: 2,927 Posted By Sancho Panther ¡Pericia, pero no me preguntes a mi, yo soy guiri! ¡Pericia, pero no me preguntes a mi, yo soy guiri!

Forum: General Chat February 18, 2016, 12:25 PM

Replies: 2 Lost Link Views: 2,327 Posted By Sancho Panther Lost Link Last year my computer suffered an 'unexpected shut-down', I didn't lose any programmes but all my memory stuff went. Much of this was fairly unimportant and replaceable but I did lose a link to a...

Forum: General Chat February 18, 2016, 12:11 PM

Replies: 32 Thinking on quitting... Views: 11,832 Posted By Sancho Panther Absolutely no apology required at all, as a... Absolutely no apology required at all, as a matter of fact I agree emphatically with your every word, and even if I didn't you have just as much right to post as anyone else.

Forum: General Chat January 31, 2016, 11:29 AM

Replies: 2 Hotel California - Warm smell of colitas Views: 2,510 Posted By Sancho Panther Hotel California - Warm smell of colitas On a dark desert highway Cool wind in my hair Warm smell of colitas Rising up through the air ¿Qué son colitas? Little (kittens') tails - cigarette ends? ¿O un bocado mexicano?

Forum: General Chat January 24, 2016, 12:32 PM

Replies: 32 Thinking on quitting... Views: 11,832 Posted By Sancho Panther I've never heard it - only ever "Thinking about"... I've never heard it - only ever "Thinking about" and "Thinking of". "Thinking on" would be regarded as idiosyncratic in Britain I'd say, and to the purists - wrong! I really must try to...

Forum: Translations January 24, 2016, 12:18 PM

Replies: 9 Caveman/Cavedweller Views: 2,749 Posted By Sancho Panther I presume that's pretty well the same as... I presume that's pretty well the same as 'patán/patana' is it?

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