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Old November 12, 2010, 05:46 AM
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Discutir asuntos y promover leyes
I want to say (more or less):

En el Parlamento, la élite gobernante discutía sus asuntos y promovía leyes.

In the Parliament, the ruling elite discussed their bussines and promoted laws.

What do you think? Thanks.
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Old November 12, 2010, 06:32 AM
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I want to say (more or less):

En el Parlamento, la élite gobernante discutía sus asuntos y promovía leyes.

In the Parliament, the ruling elite discussed their bussines and promoted laws.

What do you think? Thanks.
@Irmamar, Your English is very good.
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Old November 12, 2010, 06:37 AM
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Thanks, vita, but it should be much better.

Maybe issues instead of bussines?
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In the Parliament, the ruling elite discussed their bussines and promoted laws.
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@Irmamar, Your English is very good.
I agree. Pity about the spelling.

P.S. I would say affairs, not business but either is OK
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Old November 12, 2010, 06:50 AM
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Affairs, that's perfect. Thanks.

Which spelling?
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Old November 12, 2010, 07:00 AM
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Affairs, that's perfect. Thanks.

Which spelling?
Yes, what about her spelling? I don't see any spelling errors! Irmamar, I think Perikles is pulling your leg
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Affairs, that's perfect. Thanks.

Which spelling?
BUSINESS (= busy-ness)
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Old November 12, 2010, 07:07 AM
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BUSINESS (= busy-ness)
Yes I see it now. Perikles, you must make a good proof reader. I would hate to be in your English class if you were teaching English
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Old November 12, 2010, 07:11 AM
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You know that I'm dyslexic.
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Old November 12, 2010, 07:33 AM
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Yes I see it now. Perikles, you must make a good proof reader. I would hate to be in your English class if you were teaching English
Strangely, I am a little dyslexic but am very good at seeing the mistakes others make. And yes, I have been told I am a very demanding teacher (un profesor exigente).
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Old November 12, 2010, 07:43 AM
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Strangely, I am a little dyslexic but am very good at seeing the mistakes others make. And yes, I have been told I am a very demanding teacher (un profesor exigente).
Indeed! Are you a professor of English Language?
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Indeed! Are you a professor of English Language?
No I'm not!!! At least, I've never earned any money doing it.
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No I'm not!!! At least, I've never earned any money doing it.
Good! I thought I would really have to watch my English grammar when posting
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Old November 12, 2010, 01:32 PM
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Yes, he is a very demanding teacher without earning any money. Can you imagine how he would be if he earned any money?
Perikles, the best.
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Yes, he is a very demanding teacher without earning any money. Can you imagine how he would be if he earned any money?
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At least he has a good sense of humorwhich will make up for his being a demanding teacher and also his students will probably not fall asleep
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At least he has a good sense of humorwhich will make up for his being a demanding teacher and also his students will probably not fall asleep
Yes, I am sure.
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You should know that discuss and discutir are not good cognates. To my knowlege discutir oftenimplies contention. The word discuss
is usually neutral unless context changes its meaning.
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Old November 12, 2010, 02:28 PM
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The same in Spanish, we can say "debatir un tema", talk about, examine, study a topic, instead of "discutir un tema".

Normalmente, en el parlamento se discuten diversos temas (and they are not quarrelling).
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