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Me or I?

These words are horribly confused by English speakers, including educated native speakers (los hablantes nativos). First, the rules. “I” is a subject pronoun (as is

20 de febrero de 2019

Are you guilty of pleonasms?

Many English people are guilty of pleonasms (culpable de pleonasmos). There is a golden rule in English that says keep it simple so that every

13 de febrero de 2019

Is that cricket?

“Cricket” (críquet) you may know. It is an English game, and the players are called cricketers. It is also a small animal (grillo) and crickets

7 de febrero de 2019

Inch

An inch (pulgada) is a British measurement which is the same as 2.54 centimetres. There are 12 inches in a foot, and there are three

1 de febrero de 2019

Bell

“Bell” you may know. There are church bells (campanas), door bells (timbres), bells for cows (cencerros) and goats, and if you are a sailor there

22 de enero de 2019

Do you have a knack for something?

A “knack” could be a skill, a mannerism (manierismo), or an innate (innato) skill. Consider these sentences: Mr. Corbyn does not have the knack for

15 de enero de 2019

Chicken?

“Chicken” you may well know. The word is used in some interesting idioms (modismos). Examine these: For Mr. Sanchez, 100 million euros is “chicken feed”.

10 de enero de 2019

Ought to

“Ought” is a modal verb, and it has the same meaning as “should”. It can be used to express a moral obligation or desirability, and

3 de enero de 2019

New Year Resolutions?

It is an English custom or habit to “make New Year resolutions” (buenos propósitos para el Año Nuevo), that is, making a commitment to do

26 de diciembre de 2018

Thereby

“Thereby” is an adverb and it is similar to “de ese modo” or “así. Let´s look at some examples: Morales has fled to Monaco, thereby

19 de diciembre de 2018

Grasp the nettle!

“Nettle” (ortiga) you may know. If you touch, hold or grasp a nettle, you will get a “nettle rash” or a “sting” (picadura de ortiga).

12 de diciembre de 2018

Frost

“Frost” (escarcha) you may know, especially if you have been in Northern Europe in autumn, winter and spring. A weather forecast during those seasons will

4 de diciembre de 2018

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Me or I?

Are you guilty of pleonasms?

Is that cricket?

Inch

Bell

Do you have a knack for something?

Chicken?

Ought to

New Year Resolutions?

Thereby

Grasp the nettle!

Frost

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