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The Daily Mail and the subjunctive

The subjunctive exists (existe) in English. However, many people – including educated people – do not use it or are ignorant of it. Here is

28 de marzo de 2016

Different

Have you taken the Cambridge First Certificate or Advanced exam? If so, you will have read or heard these sentences: “You will hear people talking

17 de marzo de 2016

Lay and lie

These words are commonly confused (confuso). “Lay” generally means “to put something down” (poner, colocar) as in: Podemos is going to lay a carpet in

11 de marzo de 2016

More circumlocution to avoid

Here are more examples of long and unnecessary phrases. They are grammatically correct, but should be avoided. The example

1 de marzo de 2016

Able

“Able” is an adjective that should only be used for living things (mortals and animals). So humans are able to do things (poder hacer algo

24 de febrero de 2016

No circumlocution!

If you would like to avoid being accused of circumlocution, be brief, not long-winded (no interminable). Do not use four or more words if one

16 de febrero de 2016

Ship as an idiom

The word “ship” has some interesting uses as an idiom. Study these examples: “I will buy it when my ship comes home”. This goes back

3 de febrero de 2016

How art thou?

“How art thou” is slightly older English for “how are you”. In Spanish you have the distinction between the intimate “tu” and the formal “usted”. The

25 de enero de 2016

Cheese

You will know the word cheese (queso). However, it is also used in idioms (modismos). Here are some examples: “Hard cheese” (mala pata) Alejandro is

18 de enero de 2016

Poach

“Poach” is a verb with three meanings. The English poach (escalfar) eggs, and they sometimes have poached eggs for breakfast, “poached” being the adjective. One

24 de noviembre de 2015

Muddle

«Muddle” is a noun, an adjective and a verb. As a noun it means “desorden, lio, follón y confusion”. Here are some examples as a

17 de noviembre de 2015

About

“About” is a preposition and an adverb. Here are some examples as a preposition: Pedro Sanchez has written a book about gardening (Pedro Sanchez ha

5 de noviembre de 2015

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The Daily Mail and the subjunctive

Different

Lay and lie

More circumlocution to avoid

Able

No circumlocution!

Ship as an idiom

How art thou?

Cheese

Poach

Muddle

About

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