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Forum: Vocabulary May 14, 2013, 02:58 PM

Replies: 8 Desplomar vs. desplomarse Views: 2,339 Posted By laepelba First of all - :doh:!!!! I know how to spell it... First of all - :doh:!!!! I know how to spell it and how to say it. Don't know where the *i* came from.... Secondly, it seems to me that everyone agrees that desplomarse is perfectly well used,...

Forum: Vocabulary May 13, 2013, 06:44 AM

Replies: 9 El doncel / la doncella Views: 2,933 Posted By laepelba Thanks. And I have seen the differences. But... Thanks. And I have seen the differences. But they weren't making sense to my English brain. I think of "nobleman" and "noblewoman" as referring to the same "level", so to speak. I would never...

Forum: Vocabulary May 13, 2013, 06:40 AM

Replies: 8 Desplomar vs. desplomarse Views: 2,339 Posted By laepelba I agree with you, Perikles. The RAE only has... I agree with you, Perikles. The RAE only has displomar. And Word-Reference only has disiplomarse. Both make a lot of sense to me. So it would be equally common to hear: Se displomó el...

Forum: Vocabulary May 12, 2013, 07:30 PM

Replies: 9 El doncel / la doncella Views: 2,933 Posted By laepelba El doncel / la doncella Do these words indicate nobility or servants? I can't tell from the definitions. And are they equivalent except for the gender? I find more nobility references for doncel than for doncella....

Forum: Vocabulary May 12, 2013, 03:36 PM

Replies: 8 Desplomar vs. desplomarse Views: 2,339 Posted By laepelba Great. Thanks! :) Great. Thanks! :)

Forum: Vocabulary May 12, 2013, 02:50 PM

Replies: 8 Desplomar vs. desplomarse Views: 2,339 Posted By laepelba Desplomar vs. desplomarse Is the common use of this verb always reflexive, or is it also frequently used transitively? Thanks!

Forum: Vocabulary April 26, 2013, 11:47 AM

Replies: 7 Período o periodo Views: 2,143 Posted By laepelba Thanks, all - I meant to get back to this thread... Thanks, all - I meant to get back to this thread sooner. I appreciate the clarification!!

Forum: Vocabulary April 12, 2013, 07:58 AM

Replies: 7 Período o periodo Views: 2,143 Posted By laepelba Período o periodo He visto la palabra "período" y "periodo" - con tilde y sin tilde - en muchos lugares. ¿Hay una diferencia en el significado? ¿Son los dos correctos? ¡Gracias!

Forum: General Chat April 08, 2013, 05:01 PM

Replies: 19 ¿Qué opinan de este acento? Views: 5,103 Posted By laepelba Si - lo vi también.... ... Si - lo vi también.... http://youtu.be/6gLJobuyYGE

Forum: General Chat March 29, 2013, 09:42 AM

Replies: 7 English spelling peeves Views: 2,165 Posted By laepelba English spelling peeves Another stolen from Facebook...

Forum: General Chat March 29, 2013, 09:41 AM

Replies: 8 Some English Puns... Views: 2,214 Posted By laepelba Some English Puns... Thought y'all would appreciate these. Stolen from somewhere on Facebook....

Forum: Vocabulary February 26, 2013, 05:35 PM

Replies: 26 To *get* a grade (on an exam, etc.) Views: 6,679 Posted By laepelba AHHHHHHHHHH! NOW I understand. THAT is what... AHHHHHHHHHH! NOW I understand. THAT is what y'all were trying to say earlier. The subject of "ponerme" is the WHO assigned the grade TO ME. The subject of "sacarme" is ME because I am the one who...

Forum: Vocabulary February 26, 2013, 04:22 PM

Replies: 26 To *get* a grade (on an exam, etc.) Views: 6,679 Posted By laepelba Yo uso la palabra "informe" para lo que mando por... Yo uso la palabra "informe" para lo que mando por email ... en inglés decimos "progress report".

Forum: General Chat February 25, 2013, 05:03 PM

Replies: 1 Más sobre las pronunciaciones en español Views: 2,484 Posted By laepelba Más sobre las pronunciaciones en español Abajo son vínculos para 4 episodios de un podcast ("Voices en Español"). Los 4 tratan de los temas en que los anglo hablantes necesitan enfocar. Son EN español..... Creo que les gustarían...... ...

Forum: General Chat February 25, 2013, 04:55 PM

Replies: 25 ¿Qué opinan de este acento? (2°) Views: 7,590 Posted By laepelba Si - mi nombre es Lou Ann ... cuando empecé mi... Si - mi nombre es Lou Ann ... cuando empecé mi cuenta aquí, no pensé en que mi "user ID" sería mi identidad. Pero, bueno - es una mezcla de un parte de mi nombre y parte de mi apellido......

Forum: General Chat February 24, 2013, 02:55 PM

Replies: 25 ¿Qué opinan de este acento? (2°) Views: 7,590 Posted By laepelba ¿Qué opinan de este acento? (2°) http://youtu.be/X_98iR_6pvo Este creo es mucho más mejor.... :thumbsup:

Forum: General Chat February 24, 2013, 02:53 PM

Replies: 19 ¿Qué opinan de este acento? Views: 5,103 Posted By laepelba ¡Minimizar! ¡Gracias! Si - ya entiendo que... ¡Minimizar! ¡Gracias! Si - ya entiendo que no hay manera eliminar totalmente el acento inglés, pero cuando escucho (por ejemplo) alguien que dice las palabras "todo" y "toro" exactamente lo...

Forum: General Chat February 24, 2013, 12:18 PM

Replies: 19 ¿Qué opinan de este acento? Views: 5,103 Posted By laepelba ¿Qué opinan de este acento? http://youtu.be/IYPoIuoZb-Q Me interesa los acentos en el español hablado por los hablantes de inglés nativamente. Quiero minimar mi acento "gringo" todo lo posible. Encontré este video y creo...

Forum: Grammar February 22, 2013, 07:57 PM

Replies: 29 Uso de la preposición "de" Views: 8,116 Posted By laepelba Thanks, both of you. Malila, don't forget that I... Thanks, both of you. Malila, don't forget that I don't know much about formal grammar in English - "minimal pairs"??? Hahahahaha!! :) Also, with the sentence about students who didn't do their...

Forum: Grammar February 21, 2013, 06:55 PM

Replies: 29 Uso de la preposición "de" Views: 8,116 Posted By laepelba ¡Gracias por las correcciones! A ver si hay... ¡Gracias por las correcciones! A ver si hay algunos que me dejaste corregir: Cada mañana, cuando llego a mi oficina, estoy de buenas. Pero al encontrar a Juan me hace estar de malas. :( ...

Forum: Vocabulary February 19, 2013, 05:30 AM

Replies: 26 To *get* a grade (on an exam, etc.) Views: 6,679 Posted By laepelba Ah - good to know! Thanks!! Ah - good to know! Thanks!!

Forum: Grammar February 17, 2013, 06:40 PM

Replies: 8 Artículos con nombres de países Views: 2,558 Posted By laepelba ¡LO ENCONTRÉ! Debe ser nuevo, pero hay un app... ¡LO ENCONTRÉ! Debe ser nuevo, pero hay un app para iPhone y iPad para el RAE. Sólo es diccionario, pero hay un vínculo al Panhispánico ... no es facíl de leer, pero se puede... ¡¡Gracias!! ¡¡Un...

Forum: Grammar February 17, 2013, 06:30 PM

Replies: 4 "...pero al tramposo le ganas en astucia." Views: 2,234 Posted By laepelba Great!!! Thanks!!! Great!!! Thanks!!!

Forum: Grammar February 17, 2013, 06:29 PM

Replies: 8 Artículos con nombres de países Views: 2,558 Posted By laepelba Gratuito, pero no como "app" o como "download"... Gratuito, pero no como "app" o como "download" para mis dispositivos moviles.... Pero gracias! Y por las correcciones. :)

Forum: Grammar February 17, 2013, 06:26 PM

Replies: 4 "...pero al tramposo le ganas en astucia." Views: 2,234 Posted By laepelba Thanks, Rusty - that's very helpful. I figured... Thanks, Rusty - that's very helpful. I figured there was some modismo there, but couldn't figure out which words played into it. I often compare several English translations and several Spanish...

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