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Some common linguistic mistakes in Spanish Posted by on Aug 8, 2013

To learn a language also implies to avoid some native speakers´ typical mistakes. In some previous posts, we have talked about “dequeismo” (to know more, click here) and “laísmo” (to know more, click here), for example. Today, I want to share with you some linguistic mistakes, or vulgarisms: Así (this way): Things are this way…

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Don’t mess up, please! Posted by on Aug 7, 2013

Hello, there! How you doin’? (Joey Tribbiani style!) The word pata in Spanish means the leg or paw of an animal, the leg of a piece of furniture, in some countries in Latin America it means “pal” or “buddy” and it is obviously the feminine of pato (duck). Pata also has some very interesting and…

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Beginner Spanish Review Lesson 39 Practice using The Past Simple in Spanish El Pretérito Indefinido Posted by on Aug 6, 2013

Hola ¿Cómo estáis? Today we are going to practice how to talk about things we did in the past using the Past Simple in Spanish El Pretérito Indefinido. Answers to all tasks involved in this lesson will be given at the end of the post and you can also follow a link with this post…

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