Splitting Hairs!
on May 10, 2009 in Vocab Fun Personal Recently in the Dominican Republic, I drove by this word: pelotero.I didn't immediately know what it meant, but assumed it had something to do with hair. As I contemplated the word, I thought to myself that it must be a person who has something to...

afecto
on Apr 28, 2009 in Cosas que me gustan . . . I love the insinuation in this excerpt ...No hubo, en el primer saludo entre la familia real española y sus huéspedes, genuflexiones ni reverencias como la que dispensó Carla Bruni a la reina de Inglaterra en el palacio de Buckingham, pero sí abr...

Una Telenovela Sosa?
on Mar 22, 2009 in Vocab Fun Monarquía amenazada por falta de audienciaSon jóvenes, ricos, guapos, perfectos… y tediosamente sosos. los tabloides se esfuerzan en sacar jugo al príncipe Guillermo y a su novia kate. incapaces de continuar la telenovela perfecta de sus antepas...

Lesson 25: Irregular Words of Comparison
on Jan 18, 2009 in Lessons Topics: Comparison =======================================Rule:Some of the most common adjectives use an irregular form to express comparison.bueno ====> mejormalo =====> peormucho ====> máspoco =====> menosgrande ===> mayor*pequeño ==> menor**Normally u

Lesson 24: "More Than" Confusing
on Jan 11, 2009 in Lessons Topics: Comparison "más que" vs. "más de"=======================================Rule:When the comparative is followed by a number AND is a positive statement, 'más de' is used instead of más que.When the comparative is followed by a number,

Lesson 23: Let's Compare
on Jan 4, 2009 in Lessons Topics: Comparison There are three ways we can compare things:more than (superiority)less than (inferiority)as much as (equality)=======================================Rule:We use más ... que to describe the idea of 'more than'.Examples:==> Mi marido es más g

Let's Compare
on Jan 4, 2009 in Le Topics: Adjectives Topics: Accents: Comparison There are three ways we can compare things:more than (superiority)less than (inferiority)as much as (equality)=======================================Rule:We use más ... que to describe the idea of 'more than'.Examples:==> Mi marido es más g

Lo averigué . . .
on Dec 31, 2008 in Topics: Subjunctive Fun Follow Up =======================================I checked it out. Mi hermano no sabe que tengo un blog.End Lesson.

Vergüenza
on Dec 23, 2008 in Topics: Subjunctive Fun Commentary Personal Mi hermano no sabe nada sobre mi Blog.Do you like my skillful avoidance of the possible use of the subjunctive? My opening sentence was going to be:Mi hermano no sabe que yo tengo un Blog. But then I remembered about the subjunctive and it's annoyi

Lesson 22: And More Accents ... (Part 4)
on Dec 19, 2008 in Lessons Topics: Accents Finally (possibly) a couple more piddly rules about written accents.=======================================Rule:"Question words" (Cómo, Dónde, Qué, Quién) take an accent when they are used to introduce a question - either direct or indirect.