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The pen I found this text in Spanish. I translated it for practicing my english, so I appreciate all the corrections. :) The pen had a few more that 50 years of invented. The first pen was fabricated in 1944 by Lazio Biró, an hungarian who lived in Argentina. He give the name of "BIROME" a combination of his last name with his partner, Meyne. Actually in Argentina and Uruguay, still named "Birome" to the pen.

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Katherine, here's a good dictionary which shows you how words are used in sentences:


http://dictionary.reverso.net/spanish-english/actualmente


I've corrected your comment:

About the use of "a/an", I knew only that "an" is used before a vowel.  I thought that "Hungarian" began with a vowel sound.  It´s good to know the rules. So from this point forward, I´ll be careful to use the correct article. And with regard to "actually" (lol), you´re in the correct. The Spanish text said "Actualmente". Could you tell me what word to use to translate "Actualmente"?   Still? Thanks!  Both the corrections and explanations that you gave me help me to understand a little bit more about English every day.  *If I made any mistakes in this comment, please correct them too. Thanks! :)


I wish you much success in your study of English.



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The Modern Ballpoint Pen

I found this text in Spanish. I translated it in order to practice my English, and I would appreciate any corrections. :)

The modern ballpoint pen was invented more than 50 years ago. The first such pen was manufactured in 1944 by Lazio Biró, a [1] Hungarian who lived in Argentina. He gave the pen the name of  Birome, a combination of his last name and his partner's, Meyne.  In Actually Argentina and Uruguay, the pen is still called a Birome.  [2]


[1]  El artículo indefinido "an" se utiliza solamente antes de palabras que empiecen con sonidos de vocales.  Por ej.:  an apple; an angel.    La "H" en "Hungarian" suena como consonante, como un soplidito de aire.  Por ende se dice "a Hungarian".  Pero hay que tener cuidado, porque también hay unas pocas palabras que empiezan con h muda, y requieren del artículo "an".  Por ej.  an hour; an heir (heredero); an honest man.

[2]  Sospecho que el texto en español contiene la palabra "actualmente", significando "en el presente".  Pero la palabra inglesa "actually" es un falso amigo, significando "realmente."    Por ej.:  A.:  I heard that you like to drink coffee.  B.:  Actually, I prefer tea.

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The Pen

I found this text in Spanish. I translated it for practicing my English, so I would  appreciate all the corrections. :)

The pen was invented for more than 50 years. The first one was constructed in 1944 by Lazio Biró, an Hungarian who lived in Argentina. He named it  "BIROME" a combination of his last name with his partner, Meyne. Actually in Argentina and Uruguay,  the pen is still called  "Birome".

Transcribing poetry is very demanding and difficult. Fabricated is good, but generally you first have to build or construct the first one. 


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