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Forum: Grammar August 02, 2011, 11:39 AM

Replies: 12 Past tense? Views: 7,765 Posted By SPX Yes, that's helpful. Thanks. So if "afeito"... Yes, that's helpful. Thanks. So if "afeito" can be used for I'm shaving, what about. . . I'm reading. . .? Or I'm walking. . .? Consider: "I'm walking to the store." Estoy caminando a la...

Forum: Grammar August 02, 2011, 11:21 AM

Replies: 33 Many or much? Views: 7,646 Posted By SPX The thing about language and the "rules" of... The thing about language and the "rules" of language is that everything is in a state of flux, driven by the whims of those who use it. Beowulf is written in "English" but no one today without...

Forum: Grammar August 02, 2011, 11:08 AM

Replies: 29 Use of "que" Views: 7,252 Posted By SPX Well that's the really frustrating thing about... Well that's the really frustrating thing about Spanish . . . sometimes that's EXACTLY how it works and sometimes it doesn't. Sometimes the word order is EXACTLY like English . . . and sometimes it's...

Forum: Grammar August 02, 2011, 10:56 AM

Replies: 33 Many or much? Views: 7,646 Posted By SPX Much fewer may be uncommon, but many fewer is... Much fewer may be uncommon, but many fewer is never used. So given the choice . . . much fewer. Why would you disagree? I do think "far fewer" would be better, though. As for "a lot less," well...

Forum: Grammar August 02, 2011, 12:04 AM

Replies: 12 Past tense? Views: 7,765 Posted By SPX Speaking of gerunds, this brings up something I... Speaking of gerunds, this brings up something I myself have been curious about. . . I was reading in a grammar guide recently and they used the example: "Me afeito" for "I am shaving." First...

Forum: Grammar August 01, 2011, 10:02 PM

Replies: 29 Use of "que" Views: 7,252 Posted By SPX That still doesn't explain the use of Que. ... That still doesn't explain the use of Que. Tengo = I have Ir = to go What's up with the "que"?

Forum: Grammar August 01, 2011, 09:47 PM

Replies: 29 Use of "que" Views: 7,252 Posted By SPX Use of "que" So I was looking up how to say "I have to go" and the translation was "Tengo que ir." Why "que?" Why not just "Tengo ir"? I don't understand the use of que here at all. Help?

Forum: Grammar August 01, 2011, 08:33 PM

Replies: 33 Many or much? Views: 7,646 Posted By SPX Much fewer would be correct. You wouldn't really... Much fewer would be correct. You wouldn't really say "many fewer." "Much fewer" . . . "many more." Or you could say "a lot less."

Forum: Grammar August 01, 2011, 06:30 PM

Replies: 42 How do you say... Views: 10,101 Posted By SPX Okay, thanks a bunch. That helps a lot. ... Okay, thanks a bunch. That helps a lot. It's interesting the stuff you just sort of pick up along the way when trying to learn a language. I really don't know much about pronouns beyond the...

Forum: Grammar August 01, 2011, 06:04 PM

Replies: 42 How do you say... Views: 10,101 Posted By SPX Thanks, Luna. You are incredibly helpful as... Thanks, Luna. You are incredibly helpful as always. So chiste refers to telling a joke. . . What about the phrase "Qué chiste"? What is the meaning? Also, regarding "Te voy a enviar un...

Forum: Grammar August 01, 2011, 03:34 PM

Replies: 42 How do you say... Views: 10,101 Posted By SPX Okay, got some more random stuff here: 1.... Okay, got some more random stuff here: 1. What is the meaning of "Qué chiste"? I was told that it means "What a joke!" as in "That's ridiculous!" Is this the case? And if so, is there any...

Forum: Introductions August 01, 2011, 02:49 AM

Replies: 10 Qué pasa!!! Views: 3,419 Posted By SPX Welcome indeed. I don't have the Spanish... Welcome indeed. I don't have the Spanish acumen to enter into the discussion on your nickname, but if you're cool with it then it's all good. Stick around and learn a lot, just like I'm hoping...

Forum: Introductions August 01, 2011, 02:45 AM

Replies: 5 Well hello there Views: 1,541 Posted By SPX Well thanks a bunch! I'm not sure yet if... Well thanks a bunch! I'm not sure yet if it's a "love story." I guess it could be. Or it might just be a "like a lot" story. She is quite sweet though so it would hard not to like her . . . a...

Forum: Grammar July 23, 2011, 07:45 PM

Replies: 11 English grammar: Prepositions at the end of a sentence and other issues Views: 5,998 Posted By SPX My 2 cents. . . (And this comes from a... My 2 cents. . . (And this comes from a journalism major who makes a side income writing for about 60,000 people a month. . .) While it may or may not be technically correct (perhaps there is, or...

Forum: Vocabulary July 22, 2011, 03:49 PM

Replies: 24 Colegio vs universidad Views: 10,717 Posted By SPX My point is that all I said is that, logically... My point is that all I said is that, logically speaking, it's strange how languages can change so much over small geographic areas. I've tried to illustrate this with my Alphabet example, but you...

Forum: Grammar July 22, 2011, 03:42 PM

Replies: 27 Formal vs. informal Views: 13,479 Posted By SPX Well it should be clear. The thread starter said... Well it should be clear. The thread starter said that he/she was unclear on when to use the informal and formal pronouns (and presumably also verb forms). In Spanish classes here in the US--even...

Forum: Vocabulary July 22, 2011, 03:26 PM

Replies: 24 Colegio vs universidad Views: 10,717 Posted By SPX Don't take it so seriously. Don't take it so seriously.

Forum: Grammar July 22, 2011, 01:29 PM

Replies: 27 Formal vs. informal Views: 13,479 Posted By SPX Amen. That sounds like you think... Amen. That sounds like you think there was some sort of conspiracy. . . I chalked it up to the flow of machismo among young males in Guatemalan culture. Being "too polite" to another...

Forum: Vocabulary July 22, 2011, 01:19 PM

Replies: 24 Colegio vs universidad Views: 10,717 Posted By SPX All I was saying was that it's weird to me,... All I was saying was that it's weird to me, regardless of the language or continent. It just seems that that these sorts of changes would be very subtle over short distances as very small changes...

Forum: Introductions July 22, 2011, 01:22 AM

Replies: 5 Well hello there Views: 1,541 Posted By SPX Well hello there Perhaps this post is past due, considering that I've been terrorizing the forum for a few days already. . . I'm 29 years old, currently live in the state of Utah, and have been studying bits and...

Forum: Grammar July 21, 2011, 11:23 PM

Replies: 27 Formal vs. informal Views: 13,479 Posted By SPX ^^^ That reminds me of the time when I used the... ^^^ That reminds me of the time when I used the verb "excusar" and I was quickly silenced and told that it had something to do with going to the bathroom. I don't know. I didn't really...

Forum: Vocabulary July 21, 2011, 10:25 PM

Replies: 14 Cuestión vs Pregunta Views: 6,922 Posted By SPX This was like a Lesson 2/very basic stuff kind of... This was like a Lesson 2/very basic stuff kind of thing. Fail software is fail. This is what I am learning. . .

Forum: Vocabulary July 21, 2011, 10:14 PM

Replies: 14 Cuestión vs Pregunta Views: 6,922 Posted By SPX Yes, I didn't mean to hijack the question . . .... Yes, I didn't mean to hijack the question . . . or pregunta . . . or cuestión as some might allege. But I see what you did there, LOL. A subtle teaching style, you have. ...

Forum: Vocabulary July 21, 2011, 10:05 PM

Replies: 14 Cuestión vs Pregunta Views: 6,922 Posted By SPX Ah, I see. . . I think. So are there... Ah, I see. . . I think. So are there any regions where it simply means question? And if not, how is it that supposedly professional language courses would make such a basic error?

Forum: Vocabulary July 21, 2011, 09:55 PM

Replies: 14 Cuestión vs Pregunta Views: 6,922 Posted By SPX Can you explain the difference? I used to have a... Can you explain the difference? I used to have a Spanish computer program that taught cuestión as being the Spanish word for question. (Google Translate also gives cuestión as one of the translations...

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