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Alguien que clama en el desierto a 2,625 m de paranoia sobre el nivel del mar.
Castellano, inglés, alemán, francés, algo de latín clásico y medieval, griego clásico, ruso, japonés, mandarín, tibetano, esperanto e interlingua mas no tlhIngan Hol. En últimas, un analfabeta en muchas lenguas.
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Sep 25 |
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How to respond to ¿Cómo estás? Do note that @Icarus example is sarcastic. You may use it with a close friend, but in casual conversation it won't convey the meaning you might want. |
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Sep 25 |
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Is it bad to address a young male as “señor”? @laura even if it is common use, it is demeaning because it creates a Master/Servant relationship. We do not live in feudal nor colonial times anymore. BTW, I don't place this in the context of political correctness which I personally detest, but rather in the context of politeness and respect for others. Each language has its usage and form, from the extreme honorific hyperbole of Japanese and Mandarin to the very relaxed usage of English in the USA (the West Coast in particular). Spanish is not particularly over the top but most native speakers seem to have forgotten the basics. |
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Sep 25 |
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How do you differentiate between walnuts and pecans in Spanish? @jrdioko Never believe anything you read in a random site on the Internet :-). WordReference is particularly bad when it comes to anything different to the English language in my experience. BTW, «fruto seco» is the educated term in peninsular Spanish; don't expect a contemporaneous native speaker from Spain to use that term naturally. |
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Sep 24 |
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Is it bad to address a young male as “señor”? "Oiga/Oye" and "Joven" (unless the man is under 20 and only if you are certain) is very bad form. It comes across as insulting or at least makes you look as someone of very low sociocultural origin. And were you in that person's neighborhood, you may not leave walking by yourself. |
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Sep 24 |
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Translation of “Welcome back!” @dusan done. Deleted the comment as well. |
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Sep 8 |
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Tildes sobre las letras mayúsculas Lo haría pero estoy corto de tiempo hoy :-) Seguiré tu consejo en las próximas ocasiones. |
