Kevin K.

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I am an avid learner and user of the Spanish language. It was among my strongest subjects in school, and the primary reason for this was that I began to use it online when chatting with friends. I also used it enough in person to become fluent in a way exceeding the usual academic outcome in the US. I have an ongoing interest in languages and can speak several.

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Dec 3	answered	Translation of 'I was the one who did it'
Dec 3	answered	Are there other “feminine only” adjectives in Spanish besides “embarazada”?
Dec 3	answered	How to avoid the lexical redundancy in the literal Spanish translation of “to ask a question”?
Nov 30	comment	Article usage before country names Interesting. I wonder if it's regional. I've never heard Estados Unidos like that, but I'm only one person.
Nov 30	comment	Article usage before country names `los Estados Unidos` is most common though, as an exception. I would also say `el Reino Unido`.
Nov 30	awarded	Scholar
Nov 30	comment	“Aún” vs. “todavía”, what's the difference? This answer best covers what I was looking for, since I know the definitions already.
Nov 30	accepted	“Aún” vs. “todavía”, what's the difference?
Nov 28	awarded	Commentator
Nov 28	comment	Is there a colloquial Spanish equivalent for “to get it” in the sense of grasping a concept? I also think simple is best here. Add a "hmm..." or `simplemente` in front for color.
Nov 28	comment	What does “lo” in “(no) lo es” refer to? ¡Nunca sabía que ese regla se usaba para complementos directos también! Qué interesante. (Opino también que las respuestas incluyendo algo de la RAE siempre ganan :))
Nov 28	comment	How would you build the spanish counterpart of “truthiness”? I wasn't sure if he was asking for his own curiosity or for a real translation. If it's for a real one, then yeah, compromises will have to be made and the result won't really convey the meaning. Maybe it needs several words, like `verdad del estómago` or something :P
Nov 28	comment	Internet Chat laughter in Spanish Definitely JAJAJAJA. Even my Norwegian wife knows this one!
Nov 28	comment	How would you build the spanish counterpart of “truthiness”? That's a real word, though, and truthiness is not really a word (or if it is, it's a coinage). The invented aspect of it is lost in translation if a word that isn't slightly made-up is used in Spanish, and I think in this particular case it's a big loss. Also, the difference between truthiness and intuition is that truthiness implies a certain dislike for the right answer; the person just wants to believe what they believe whether it's right or not. Intuition implies that they do want the right answer but arrive at it differently.
Nov 27	awarded	Student
Nov 27	asked	“Aún” vs. “todavía”, what's the difference?
Nov 27	answered	How would you build the spanish counterpart of “truthiness”?
Nov 27	comment	Translating “be right back” (or “brb”) I use "vuelvo enseguida" - I think I asked a Mexican about this, so it's probably Mexican Spanish.
Nov 24	answered	When is “mitad” appropriate?
Nov 23	awarded	Critic