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Computational Science PhD student - University of Texas El Paso
Lecturer - University of Texas El Paso
M.S. Applied Mathematics - University of New Mexico
B.S. Mathematics and Spanish - University of New Mexico
Climate & Energy Science Student Organization President
National Energy Technology Laboratory Intern
Los Alamos National Laboratory Intern
NASA Ames Research Center Intern
NSF LSAMP Fellow
XSEDE Scholar


Sep
9
comment Why does “bomba” mean so many different things?
I completely agree with WalterMitty. The other words can be thought of as slang or jargon based upon the two, shall we say, dictionary meanings.
Aug
28
comment ¿Se usa 'guácala' fuera de México?
Entonces, ?cual onomatopeya se usa en colombia para expresar asco?
Aug
27
comment ¿Hay otra palabra o frase para expresar 'muestreo aleatorio'?
A lo mejor hay otros terminos para 'muestreo aleatorio' que provienen de otros campos? negocio? politica?
Aug
27
comment ¿Hay otra palabra o frase para expresar 'muestreo aleatorio'?
Tienes razon. Es preferible no confundirse entre conceptos bien complicadas.
Aug
26
comment ¿Cuál es el origen de la frase “al pan, pan, y al vino, vino”?
@CesarGon: Ya la corregí. ¡Gracias! :)
Aug
25
comment Difference between vegetales and verduras?
@Flimzy: Oops... I didn't notice it there. Thanks :)
Aug
25
comment “Something happened” while “something else was going on”
Muy buena pregunta! :)
Aug
25
comment Difference between vegetales and verduras?
@Flimzy. Could you put a link to the duplicated question?
Jul
26
comment How did “asistir” and “atender” become opposite of their cognates in english?
@JoulSauron: I think you're right... this seems more of a linguistics of spanish question than just a pure spanish question.
Jul
26
comment How did “asistir” and “atender” become opposite of their cognates in english?
Gracias por la explicacion, pero la pregunta mas bien se trata del origen de la diferencia entre los cognados entre ingles y espanol que las significancias en espanol.
Jul
23
comment What does the slang “cerote” mean?
Do you remember where you heard this word?
Jul
22
comment How did “asistir” and “atender” become opposite of their cognates in english?
I'm really interested in finding out when the shift occurred, and an explanation for the shift. Do you know of any linguistic research on this?
Jul
22
comment How did “asistir” and “atender” become opposite of their cognates in english?
I figured as much, since the cognates in french are the same as those in english...
Jul
21
comment How can I say “to take the derivative” (mathematics) in spanish?
@Javi: have you ever heard 'sacar la derivada'?
Jul
20
comment How might you say a child is “cute” in Spanish?
Tambien diria yo: Que chulo/a.
Jul
19
comment How can I say “to take the derivative” (mathematics) in spanish?
No se ha oido "diferenciar"?