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Hello world, my name is Coyotl and I am from Mexico. I study the Mexica civilization, its arts, science and religion. I love to compare without being judgmental different cultures and peoples. I also love to read philosophy, art theory and psychology books. I am learning English because I would like to broaden my horizon and because I love many aspects of that language. I would like to make friends from every corner of the globe.
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    Which would be the best way to express this? The main idea is to express that an individual belongs to small group of people with a specific characteristic: - He was one of the warmest people I have ever met. - He was one of the warmest persons I have ever met. If there are better and more clear ways to express this idea I would appreciate to know them. Thank you so much.
    June 5, 2015
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    Which would be the correct way to say this? It has to do with pronouns choice, and I would like to know the rule for this: Part I - It was she who called him first - It was her who called him first. Part II - It was them who called this morning - They were who called this morning Thank you so much for your time!
    June 2, 2015
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    Hi Ashley, As you can, the precise answer to your question will depend a lot on the region or country where the answer comes from. Even in Spain you would hear that Latin-American Spanish is just one variety, but in real life or when traveling you will notice that in Argentina, Cuba or Mexico, you will be hearing and reading some differences. In Mexico, the informal plural form would be 'ustedes' for both, formal and informal, while for the singular you will see the difference between 'usted' for the formal form and 'tú' for the informal one. I hope this helps, and let me give you a couple of examples so you can get a better idea: - Ayer usted envió una nota/ Yesterday you sent a note (Formal, singular) - Ayer ustedes enviaron una nota / Yesterday you sent a note (Formal or Informal, plural) - Ayer tú enviaste una nota/ Yesterday you sent a note (Informal, singular)
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    May 8, 2015
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    To what extent does language shape our personal identity? Hello everybody, I guess that we all are familiar with stereotypes about our national or regional identities; most of the time our identity is closely related to our mother tongue, so it could said that our language determines or conditions our identity? If that were the case, would it be possible to increase not only our perspective but also our identity by learning other languages? Thank you all for your opinions!
    May 8, 2015
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    Even though I accept and thank all your corrections and clarifications, I would like to list a number of words which do not follow the pattern you suggesting: - La ausencia - La alberca - La ayuda - La astucia - La alameda - La aventura - La apuesta - La armonía - La arritmia - La anémona - La alegría Of course, the list goes on...
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    May 8, 2015
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    Hi, Well, that depends a lot on you personal preferences, but I would say that watching movies in Spanish with English/Spanish subtitles is great way to catch the rhythm of the language. Also reading magazines or surfing the web in Spanish is a good idea. But my best piece of advice is 'to think' in Spanish every thing you do in your daily life. Yes, It's not a joke, as you have lunch try to describe what you are eating with as many details as possible, as you drive or walk, just describe with your own words what you seeing. Every day you will 'see' or 'do' a number of things you don't know their Spanish term for them, so in a couple of months or less you will have improved a lot you fluency and learned many new words!
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    May 8, 2015
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    Hi, I would say that 'arpa' is a feminine noun mainly because it ends with an 'a'; for that reason when we use a definite article we would use 'una' to express 'una arpa' as if in English said 'an harp'. However, as you mention, we use the article 'el' to say 'el arpa', and we do not say 'la arpa'. In my opinion you have found a very tricky noun, but it is not the only one! Let me give you a short comparison chart: - El arpa (yes) - La arpa (no) - Una arpa (yes) - Un arpa (no)
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    May 8, 2015
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    What preposition should we use before writing reflective pronouns? Hello everybody, I remember that sometime I was told that the use of 'by' would always be the safest choice, but on many occasions I see the use of 'for', so I suppose that there is a difference in meaning when we pick one or the other. Could you help me with the following sentences? - I could have found it out 'by' myself. - I could have found it out 'for' myself. Some other times I have also noticed the use of reflective pronouns without a preposition. Is there a grammar rule or common practice to determine which preposition will be the correct for a sentence? Thank you all for your help!
    May 8, 2015
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    Could you tell me the differences between 'power', 'strength' and 'force'? Hello everybody, I assume there must be significant differences between these words, so far I have seen that their usages range from Nature to mechanical and even human aspects. Thank you much for your help.
    May 6, 2015
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    The symbolic power of the coyote. The coyote -Canis Ladrans-, is one of the most adaptable big mammals in North America and its ancient symbolism has been sometimes been unclear due to its contemporary reputation as a predator and even due to the many cartoons where is portrayed as a persistent but fool creature. To be fair with this wonderful creature we have to say this cousin of our beloved dogs and admired wolves is a wise animal that possesses one of the most developed sense of intuition; It is not the most powerful or the fastest animal, but it will never let you down if you are looking for an intelligent smart creatures that really knows how to use all his life experience. Among many different indigenous peoples all over North America, it is has been for centuries the symbol of the moon and wisdom. It s not just a smart animal, it is wise, utterly loyal, graceful and even funny! The next time you see a coyote barking at the moon, take full conscience that you are witnessing one of the mot powerful scenes of Nature. Relax yourself and listen. Not only the mysterious bark but what lives inside it, a history of pride, love and passion for this life and this earth.
    May 5, 2015
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