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Forum: Culture March 04, 2011, 04:19 AM

Replies: 1 Need 3 people for very short interview for a spanish class : ) Views: 3,997 Posted By explorator The first influence is related to economic and... The first influence is related to economic and military weight of the United States and leads to the idea that anything that harms their interests will be carried out by any NATO or European country....

Forum: Culture January 14, 2011, 12:33 PM

Replies: 36 Differences in Spanish as spoken in other countries Views: 21,757 Posted By explorator When I was doing the military service I realized... When I was doing the military service I realized the gypsi soldiers used to call each other "primo". So if you was talking to them and you said "tu primo ha dicho esto o lo otro" they understood you...

Forum: Culture January 03, 2011, 03:03 AM

Replies: 36 Differences in Spanish as spoken in other countries Views: 21,757 Posted By explorator The meaning of the word "socio", has in Cuba and... The meaning of the word "socio", has in Cuba and in other spanish speaking countries near to the United States, interesting links with the english language. So the "canonic" spanish meaning for socio...

Forum: Culture December 21, 2010, 05:37 AM

Replies: 56 ¿Dónde se habla el mejor Español? Views: 36,219 Posted By explorator ¡Guau! Tengo la sensación de que has utilizado... ¡Guau! Tengo la sensación de que has utilizado exactamente las mismas palabras con las que mi profesora de lengua explicaba la excepción. Irmamar,creo que seguiré criticando a los egoístas...

Forum: Culture December 19, 2010, 04:52 AM

Replies: 56 ¿Dónde se habla el mejor Español? Views: 36,219 Posted By explorator Es cierto que en Valladolid hay mucho leísmo,... Es cierto que en Valladolid hay mucho leísmo, pero la Academia no considera eso un error desde hace tiempo. Por otro lado, cuando a los catalanes se les permitía hablar en español solían ser...

Forum: Culture December 18, 2010, 08:00 AM

Replies: 56 ¿Dónde se habla el mejor Español? Views: 36,219 Posted By explorator Cuando se pregunta cuál es el lugar donde mejor... Cuando se pregunta cuál es el lugar donde mejor se habla español en España el lugar más mencionado suele ser Valladolid, aunque es verdad que también se suele mencionar Salamanca. Sin embargo, dado...

Forum: Culture November 17, 2010, 03:23 AM

Replies: 31 Spain's Human Towers Views: 8,560 Posted By explorator You too Irmamar? As far as I know,... You too Irmamar? As far as I know, Catalonia is still Spain, so it is a Spanish tradition. If I were Albert Boadella, I would say some ironic phrase about it like: "Here are some Catalonian...

Forum: Culture November 07, 2010, 04:54 AM

Replies: 18 Nueva edición de la Ortografía de la lengua española Views: 7,975 Posted By explorator Parece que de lo que se trata es de consesúar las... Parece que de lo que se trata es de consesúar las distintas maneras de hablar el Español. Mientras que sigamos entendiéndonos no veo la necesidad. Como ya he dicho, creo que las Académias no...

Forum: Culture November 06, 2010, 10:11 AM

Replies: 18 Nueva edición de la Ortografía de la lengua española Views: 7,975 Posted By explorator ¿No se suponía que la Academia tenía que... ¿No se suponía que la Academia tenía que "fijar" lo que los hablantes hacíamos? ¿A qué viene tener que llamar ahora "ye" a la i griega?

Forum: Culture November 03, 2010, 02:48 PM

Replies: 27 Que lean eso Views: 12,747 Posted By explorator Teentalk.- En castellano la traducción literal... Teentalk.- En castellano la traducción literal podría ser jerga adolescente, manera de hablar de los adolescentes o simplemente el habla de los adolescentes. Cyberspeak.- Podría traducirse como...

Forum: Culture November 02, 2010, 11:36 AM

Replies: 27 Que lean eso Views: 12,747 Posted By explorator No creo que el fenómeno spanglish llegue a ser... No creo que el fenómeno spanglish llegue a ser una nueva lengua. Sin embargo, sí que me parece un hecho interesantísimo, tanto para la psicolingüística, como para la antropología, incluso para la...

Forum: Culture October 31, 2010, 05:43 AM

Replies: 26 Why do people speak in their country a language that is not theirs? Views: 11,110 Posted By explorator Thanks for the spelling quotation, I've in mind... Thanks for the spelling quotation, I've in mind some etiymolgies about the term vasco that may have affected my fault. In vulgar Latin the word VASCO (used instead of VASCVS in the cult one) was...

Forum: Culture October 29, 2010, 04:43 AM

Replies: 26 Why do people speak in their country a language that is not theirs? Views: 11,110 Posted By explorator I think I've already post this, but I really... I think I've already post this, but I really think that nothing creates such a big unity feeling than speaking the same lauguage, and at the same time nothing creates such a big feeling of difference...

Forum: Culture October 27, 2010, 07:30 AM

Replies: 21 Viva México Views: 8,858 Posted By explorator Fernando VII was the worst king we have ever had.... Fernando VII was the worst king we have ever had. His kingdom marks the end of our ancient power in the world and starts our actual discredit. He didn't know how to manage the chalenges of the...

Forum: Culture October 19, 2010, 11:40 AM

Replies: 23 Have a look at this article Views: 10,761 Posted By explorator Supongo que habrán pensado en refugiarse, en sus... Supongo que habrán pensado en refugiarse, en sus pequeñás federaciones o intentarían hacer carrera en la Europa unida con la que sueñan. De todos modos tampoco es que hoy sus comportamientos brillen...

Forum: Culture October 19, 2010, 05:21 AM

Replies: 23 Have a look at this article Views: 10,761 Posted By explorator En una clase de Historia de la transición... En una clase de Historia de la transición española, el profesor comentó que durante el franquismo, tanto socialistas como nacionalistas colaboraron en la clandestinidad, esto habría llevado a una...

Forum: Culture October 18, 2010, 03:47 AM

Replies: 23 Have a look at this article Views: 10,761 Posted By explorator La historia viene de más lejos, no de la guerra... La historia viene de más lejos, no de la guerra civil, más bien de cuando Felipe V, por allá por 1700. Cataluña apoyó al archiduque Carlos de Austria. En Barcelona se libró una batalla sangrienta el...

Forum: Culture June 23, 2010, 04:53 AM

Replies: 18 Don Quijote Views: 12,475 Posted By explorator I have a French fiend who told me that reading... I have a French fiend who told me that reading "El Quijote" was compulsory in the Spanish Studies at the French University. I found it logical but quite difficult for students of Spanish as foreign...

Forum: Culture June 21, 2010, 10:31 AM

Replies: 18 A King changed the pronunciation of Z and C? Views: 12,414 Posted By explorator The story as I heard it, it is quite different.... The story as I heard it, it is quite different. In my version, the seseist king was Philip the Second of Spain. Probably you'll remember him because he ordered to buid an Armada to conquer Great...

Forum: Culture May 08, 2010, 10:38 AM

Replies: 11 The Eastern Roman Empire lasted all the way to 1453! Was it Greek or Roman though?! Views: 9,794 Posted By explorator If you have a basic knowkedge of Latin, learning... If you have a basic knowkedge of Latin, learning French, Italian, Romanian, Portuguese etc. is much more easier than if you haven't. Even if you don't study those languages you will be able to make a...

Forum: Culture May 07, 2010, 03:21 AM

Replies: 11 The Eastern Roman Empire lasted all the way to 1453! Was it Greek or Roman though?! Views: 9,794 Posted By explorator About your question on when appeared the Spanish... About your question on when appeared the Spanish tongue I must say that there is no exact moment, The Latin languaje simply evolved to give rise to a new one. The medieval Casitlian is no more than...

Forum: Culture May 04, 2010, 03:38 AM

Replies: 11 The Eastern Roman Empire lasted all the way to 1453! Was it Greek or Roman though?! Views: 9,794 Posted By explorator En relación con este tema, me parece muy... En relación con este tema, me parece muy atractiva la idea de Bertrand Russell en su "Historia de la Filosofía", según la cual el Imperio occidental se habría mantenido de alguna manera, tras las...

Forum: Culture May 03, 2010, 03:36 AM

Replies: 11 The Eastern Roman Empire lasted all the way to 1453! Was it Greek or Roman though?! Views: 9,794 Posted By explorator En el año 284, el emperador Diocleciano, intenta... En el año 284, el emperador Diocleciano, intenta solucionar la crisis interna del Imperio romano, que se tenía por ingobernable, debido a su enorme extensión, dividiéndolo en dos partes, occidental y...

Forum: Culture April 29, 2010, 09:42 AM

Replies: 16 La Malinche Views: 6,248 Posted By explorator Translator for us, traitor for you. Both words... Translator for us, traitor for you. Both words have a common etymology. The Spanish word Traductor comes from the Latin trans = to come across and ducere = to guide or to lead. The SpanishTraidor...

Forum: Culture April 28, 2010, 04:01 AM

Replies: 51 Latin American and European Spanish Views: 26,870 Posted By explorator I observe that in American Spanish, people uses... I observe that in American Spanish, people uses the term "ello"" in a very similar way the English speakers use "it". However, in Spain, generally we use more the term "eso" instead of "ello". In...

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