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The abuse of fast

“The abuse (el abuso de) of “fast”. Consider the following sentences: Kike was driving his Ferrari too fast. Sofia was running fast. Why was Mr.

8 de julio de 2015

Into, in to and on to

“Into” means to enter (entrar en), or to go inside a room or place, and one can also “get into trouble”. Is this sentence correct?

3 de julio de 2015

Confusing prepositions

In Latin, as in Spanish, a golden rule is that a sentence (una oración) never should end with a preposition. This is not a rule

24 de junio de 2015

Fine

“Fine» is often used incorrectly, especially by the Americans and sometimes, sadly (lamentablemente), by apparently educated (aparentemente educada) British speakers who should know better (deberían

16 de junio de 2015

Historic and historical

Many educated English speakers confuse (confunden) these two words. They are different. Examine these examples: The defeat (la derrota) of the Spanish Armada was in

8 de junio de 2015

KISS: Keep it simple and short

Laziness and a lack of precision (la pereza y una falta de precisíon) are two common features of mankind (dos características frecuente de la humanidad).

26 de mayo de 2015

Every and their

“Every” is singular (as in Spanish), as is everything, everybody, and everyone. However, you may have heard the following: “Every student must bring their books

19 de mayo de 2015

After and Afterwards

These two words are often confused – they are not interchangeable (no intercambiable). “Afterwards” does not need a complement – “after” needs a complement. Study

12 de mayo de 2015

Ambiguous pronouns

Can you make sense of this sentence ( ¿Podria sacar algo de esta oracion? ) ? “Mr. Rajoy went to the bar with Mr. Sanchez and he

5 de mayo de 2015

A stupid fool?

You may have heard this expression before. It is used by English mortals (mortales) in Spain, Tenerife, or England and shows a person whose capacity

22 de abril de 2015

Sorted or Sorted out

Would you like to be a gangster (gánster) or a well-spoken person (una persona bien hablada)? For uneducated gangsters, problems are “sorted”, as you may

14 de abril de 2015

How are you?

This is a simple question that is often and sadly answered incorrectly, especially by the Americans. You may have heard this reply to the above

8 de abril de 2015

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The abuse of fast

Into, in to and on to

Confusing prepositions

Fine

Historic and historical

KISS: Keep it simple and short

Every and their

After and Afterwards

Ambiguous pronouns

A stupid fool?

Sorted or Sorted out

How are you?

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