And over that weekend, I wrote the story Clifford the Big Red Dog, and was shocked when it was accepted for publication because I'd never written anything before. I see. How wonderful! Yes, it was. My wife was also at shock when she did realize it wasn't a dream. But it was just...
"The Communist Manifesto" was written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels in 1848, becoming the foundation of socialism and communism. Read More: What's the Difference Between Socialism and Communism? 4. True or false: Driving with the windows up and the AC off is the least fuel-efficient way...
Language is one powerful vehicle for transmitting norms—a universal feature of society. In English, people use “you” generically (e.g., “You win some you lose some”) to express and interpret norms. Here, we examine how norms are conveyed and interpreted in Spanish, a language that—un...
Using the Imperative Mood for Spanish Commands Spanish has three grammatical moods: the indicative, the subjunctive and the imperative. The imperative mood is used to give commands. In other words, it’s used to tell someone what to do. ...
This expression doesn’t have an exact translation in English and it’s use is pretty unique. It’s often used when greeting children, but females may also use it amongst friends, and family may use it with other family members. It’s also a common greeting in written communication, thou...
The Arguelles’ Scriptorium Technique, which involves writing and speaking, involves three basic exercises: 1. Read a sentence out loud. 2. Say each word aloud again as you write it yourself. 3. Read the sentence aloud as you have written in. ...
In the Chinese character-based writing system, left-branching and right-branching compounds are written exactly the same way. This is in contrast to English in which it is common for the branching direction of a triconstituent compound to be indicated by the presence or absence of a space ...
in English. If I’m making bachata and I’m getting myself into that mode, then it’s very easy for me to start it in Spanish. And sometimes it’s both languages — like that melody comes out in Spanish and that other melody comes out in English. Which is going to be a nightmare...
Though, in several Spanish-speaking countries, it’s absolutely normal to refer to this word when referencing your buddy. The short formcabro(goat) is mainly used in Chile and Costa Rica. ¿Qué pasa, cabrón? ¿Cómo te trata la vida?
Knowing how to read Spanish is the first step to comprehending written texts in that language. Read this post to learn more about how to read Spanish vowels, consonants, letters that don't exist in English, words that end in certain prefixes and much mor