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Forum: General Chat January 28, 2017, 09:22 AM

Replies: 6 Disastrous mistake in English Views: 4,377 Posted By pjt33 I'm reminded of the classic question about a... I'm reminded of the classic question about a plane crash on a border, and where you would bury the survivors. (The answer, of course, is that it depends on how much of a vicious bastard you are...)

Forum: Practice & Homework January 16, 2017, 01:38 AM

Replies: 2 Online dictionary with syllables and stress? Views: 4,082 Posted By pjt33 To be honest, a dictionary isn't really the tool... To be honest, a dictionary isn't really the tool you need. I searched for silabeo español and found http://tip.iatext.ulpgc.es/silabas/default.aspx

Forum: Idioms & Sayings January 05, 2017, 02:00 PM

Replies: 8 To pick someone up by car in Spanish Views: 9,463 Posted By pjt33 Around here the phrase I hear most often for that... Around here the phrase I hear most often for that is ¿Te acerco?

Forum: Vocabulary October 15, 2016, 09:37 AM

Replies: 3 Caterer Views: 2,301 Posted By pjt33 In Spain I think the most common phrase would be... In Spain I think the most common phrase would be servicio de cátering. (The TV series Los misterios de Laura had a character whose company was called Catering Zeta Jones, which I thought an...

Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques August 20, 2016, 03:29 AM

Replies: 19 Please recommend a book of fiction Views: 26,410 Posted By pjt33 How can you recommend reading that book thing,... How can you recommend reading that book thing, you heartless monster? It's even worse than magical realism at making you think you misunderstood the words because they don't make sense when you put...

Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques August 09, 2016, 04:52 PM

Replies: 14 Moving To Spain To Learn Spanish Views: 25,641 Posted By pjt33 If you have specific questions about Valencia or... If you have specific questions about Valencia or want to meet up for a coffee, drop me a private message. As far as recommendations, be sure to try horchata and paella while you're in Valencia. I...

Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques August 05, 2016, 11:40 AM

Replies: 19 Please recommend a book of fiction Views: 26,410 Posted By pjt33 Unless it's badly translated. It does happen. ... Unless it's badly translated. It does happen. Also, magical realism isn't necessarily a good idea for a first book, because it's easy to think you misunderstood when in fact you understood every...

Forum: Practice & Homework July 18, 2016, 02:15 PM

Replies: 5 Tenses in the Subjunctive Views: 6,904 Posted By pjt33 That's an understatement. No-one uses it at all... That's an understatement. No-one uses it at all in "real life". The only places you'll find it are in old texts and consciously antiquated texts (e.g. in the prologue of a ley orgánica).

Forum: General Chat June 29, 2016, 02:08 PM

Replies: 6 ¿Supondrá el "Brexit" el fin del reinado del Inglés en Europa? Views: 3,267 Posted By pjt33 Eso no tiene sentido. Sólo un 2% de los irlandés... Eso no tiene sentido. Sólo un 2% de los irlandés hablan el gaélico fuera del colegio. Los eurodiputados irlandeses insistirán, con total seguridad, en la posibilidad de seguir hablando inglés y...

Forum: Teaching and Learning Techniques June 21, 2016, 03:21 PM

Replies: 14 Moving To Spain To Learn Spanish Views: 25,641 Posted By pjt33 I have one question: why Madrid? If you have a... I have one question: why Madrid? If you have a reason then that's fine, but if you've just chosen it by default because it's the capital, you might want to reconsider. My opinion (others may chip in...

Forum: Idioms & Sayings June 20, 2016, 04:50 PM

Replies: 9 Perder el culo Views: 5,856 Posted By pjt33 Curioso, antes sólo he oído «perder el culo» en... Curioso, antes sólo he oído «perder el culo» en el contexto de alguien que ha apostado el culo insabiamente.

Forum: Grammar June 16, 2016, 03:28 PM

Replies: 3 Please give a few examples of use of "hayas" Views: 1,833 Posted By pjt33 Dudo que hayas visto hayas como las de La Haya. Dudo que hayas visto hayas como las de La Haya.

Forum: General Chat June 01, 2016, 12:39 PM

Replies: 7 Spanish TV Shows? Views: 3,678 Posted By pjt33 I enjoyed Los misterios de Laura, and am... I enjoyed Los misterios de Laura, and am currently enjoying El ministerio del tiempo. The former is a detective series, fairly cheesy but a lot lighter than you might expect for a police...

Forum: General Chat May 16, 2016, 04:39 PM

Replies: 1 Reconocimiento de acentos Views: 1,975 Posted By pjt33 Reconocimiento de acentos En un blog de filología que leo, piden voluntarios que hablan español para un experimento en «la variación lingüística». Si a alguien le apetece escuchar 15 extractos de lectura y opinar sobre las...

Forum: Technical things April 02, 2016, 08:12 AM

Replies: 7 Pronunciation of "x" Views: 18,246 Posted By pjt33 Just to add to Angélica's comment about... Just to add to Angélica's comment about pre-Hispanic languages, in Iberian languages, x is pronounced as a sh sound except in Spanish. However, the change in Spanish is more recent than Spanish...

Forum: Translations March 28, 2016, 05:04 AM

Replies: 4 Help Needed to Confirm A Translation Views: 4,233 Posted By pjt33 The best way for you to get a sense of how good... The best way for you to get a sense of how good the translation is is to read a back-translation into English. I have read the original English once, but I'm deliberately not going to refer to it...

Forum: Translations January 20, 2016, 03:56 PM

Replies: 9 Caveman/Cavedweller Views: 2,773 Posted By pjt33 I visited a museum of cave dwelling (including a... I visited a museum of cave dwelling (including a section on modern cave dwellers) in Granada last year, and if my memory serves the preferred noun in their texts was troglodita.

Forum: Grammar January 20, 2016, 03:53 PM

Replies: 4 No hubiésemos necesitado el GPS salvo cuando descendimos de ella Views: 2,184 Posted By pjt33 More context might clarify. I've been in parts of... More context might clarify. I've been in parts of Andalucía where you really do descend from the road into the ramblas, and that's where you're most likely to need GPS.

Forum: General Chat November 26, 2015, 04:23 PM

Replies: 9 Switching gears linguistically Views: 3,056 Posted By pjt33 The issue of loan-words also complicates the... The issue of loan-words also complicates the matter. I suspect that if Glen were to walk in on me and my colleagues having lunch and to hear one of them say that something was muy heavy then he would...

Forum: Introductions November 20, 2015, 09:18 AM

Replies: 6 Too white to speak Spanish! Views: 1,867 Posted By pjt33 It's an American vs European thing. Most Spanish... It's an American vs European thing. Most Spanish speakers on one side of the Atlantic would consider themselves white*; most Spanish speakers on the other side of the Atlantic would consider...

Forum: Translations November 01, 2015, 02:56 AM

Replies: 5 I need some opinions Views: 2,543 Posted By pjt33 I'm dubious about using "protocol" in an English... I'm dubious about using "protocol" in an English translation: it doesn't seem to exactly fit any of the definitions given in Wiktionary, and Oxford translates protocolo in the context of law as...

Forum: General Chat October 31, 2015, 10:09 AM

Replies: 11 Why is a translation "not the same" Views: 5,065 Posted By pjt33 This sounds translated. Nearly all native... This sounds translated. Nearly all native speakers would say Me llamo Silvia. This also sounds translated. I don't think I've ever heard a native speaker talk about "a fluent English". "To speak...

Forum: General Chat October 27, 2015, 02:32 AM

Replies: 6 Why are Spanish speakers not impressed when I speak Spanish to them? Views: 2,584 Posted By pjt33 My thought is similar to poli's second paragraph,... My thought is similar to poli's second paragraph, but with a slight twist. Maybe the Spanish speakers are comparing your level of Spanish to their level of English, whereas the English speakers are...

Forum: Idioms & Sayings October 18, 2015, 11:16 AM

Replies: 8 Embarrar la cancha Views: 5,424 Posted By pjt33 Busqué la frase en Google para ver algunos... Busqué la frase en Google para ver algunos ejemplos de su uso, y sigo sin entender muy bien qué significa exactamente. Había un ejemplo en que parecía ser ensuciar el nombre de alguien (en ese caso,...

Forum: Vocabulary October 17, 2015, 11:56 AM

Replies: 5 Los extramuros Views: 2,361 Posted By pjt33 I think the meaning may vary slightly from city... I think the meaning may vary slightly from city to city depending on the city's history. In Valencia there is a barrio called Extramurs, so unless the context provides a strong hint otherwise I would...

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