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- Random thoughts Hi people, I have been reading some notebooks lately and there is something what has highly paid my attention. As you know, this website has two kind of profiles: students and teachers. I can understand all of us try to make corrections in order to help the rest of users in a useful way, students included. But, sometimes I read unnecessary corrections, maybe we could call them "overcorrections", I mean, things which aren't wrong, however they are being corrected equally. In my opinion when someone decide to add another option or alternative, a new way to express a situation quoted in a story, essay, etcetera, it is always welcome. But such as an exercise of responsability, such as a way to keep secure the value of our corrections and avoid to create confusion, it would be great if we write some notes to explain that point of view in order to make difference between something which is wrong and need corrections, and something which can be accepted as a correct expression, despite you can provide new suggestions (to avoid confuse). Anyway, the regular practice here is to make good corrections and explanations, so this isn't a negative criticism but a written, random thought of a human being in this so spread community called "italki". :)November 21, 201821
Estimada Sra:
Le escribo porque 1 estoy desesperado. Mi novia me abandonó. Prefiere a mi amigo, y yo 2 estoy terriblemente enamorado de ella. ¿Por qué? No lo comprendo. Yo 3 soy inteligente y serio, pero también 4 soy tímido y no 5 soy atractivo. 6 Soy un poco gordo y bajo, pero 7 soy muy simpático. Mi amigo 8 es alto y delgado, 9 es rubio, 10 es rico; pero 11 está loco y siempre 12 está enfadado. Su carácter 13 es terrible. No sé qué hacer. Mi corazón 14 está roto y 15 estoy solo. ¿Qué puedo hacer?
Agradeciendo su atención, le saluda atentamente.
Corazón roto.
Notes:
2 It sounds better “estoy terriblemente enamorado de ella”.
6 He could say “estoy un poco gordo” to define himself, but he could never say “estoy bajo” in terms of height, that would be incorrect. Because of this, the right answer to complete that sentence is “soy un poco gordo y bajo”.
0 votedOctober 31, 20181- When an important personality or prestigious artist dies, we usually say to "murió un grande", "murió un grande de verdad", "nos deja uno de los grandes". For instance, recently David Bowie died. Today has passed away Johan Cruyff. In both cases you can say it, because both were influencers in their proffesional ambit.0 votedMarch 24, 20162
- When an important personality or prestigious artist dies, we usually say to "murió un grande", "murió un grande de verdad", "nos deja uno de los grandes". For instance, recently David Bowie died. Today has passed away Johan Cruyff. In both cases you can say it, because both were influencers in their proffesional ambit.0 votedMarch 24, 20160
- Two doubts in two songs The first one is in Beatles' song "Don't let me down". "Don't let me down Don't let me down (bis) Nobody ever loved me like she does Ooo she does, yes she does And if somebody loved me like she do me Ooo she do me, yes she does" Sometimes lyrics and original video says "she do me" instead of "she does me". Why happen that? The second doubt is in Clapton's song "Cocaine". "If you wanna hang out you've got to take her out... Cocaine If you wanna get down, down in the ground... Cocaine She don't lie, she don't lie, she don't lie... Cocaine" My question is why lyrics says "she don't lie" instead of "she doesn't lie" or "It doesn't lie".March 23, 2016110
- Running a marathon This is my first entry. I'll try doing it well. Learning a new language is like running a marathon. Not everyone is in fit for running a large distance. But if you can believe it, you can achieve it. Maybe, you are not a great athlete now, but you can turn into an excellent athlete if you want. I just know a way: training, training and training. You can have the best world's teacher, you can study in a famose high school even you can have a lot of tools near your eyes, but all these things would lose their worth if you are not willing to take them. Wake up! The best moment is now, yesterday has passed and tomorrow will be later. Whom are you waiting? Nobody will force you to study a new language, knowing a new culture or travelling abroad. It doesn't exist a magic formula for learning thousands of words just for one day. But pay attention, if you raise your hand will be able to touch your dream. You writes your own path, you must to keep working, nobody says it was easy. It will have occasions which you will want to stop, you will want to take a rest, to have a drink, to sleep... but you have really thought in many times how would be that moment. You want to see yourself there, you want to be proud of yourself. You know it will come a day when you'll be able to say: "I have finished this marathon". I feel like a professional coach after writting this little story. In fact, I have just discovered that I could become a good motivational coach, what do you think about it? Anyway, I hope you are enough motivation to keep learning, from the opposite I think about leaving my short career as a motivational coach before starting it. Here we go!March 22, 201630
- Tu pregunta bien formulada seria así: "¿Cuál sería la palabra adecuada para referirme a un equipo no FAVORITO en un partido? Realmente no existe una palabra en español que sea el antónimo de "favorito". No hay un equivalente en español a "underdog". En el ámbito del deporte si un equipo no es favorito decimos simplemente que no es favorito. Decimos que es el equipo que se espera que pierda, el perdedor esperado (expected loser), el más débil. * También puede ocurrir que un equipo sea "favorecido" por el árbitro en un partido y el rival resulte "perjudicado". No hay que confundir "favorito" con "favorecido". Saludos.0 votedMarch 21, 20160
* Desde los años 1970, España, líder mundial de consumo de la cocaína, ha sido el principal punto de entrada de las droga(s) en Europa, con las consecuencias de todo tipo (100.000 muertos) que ello conlleva. Durante los años las autoridades judiciales han propuesto factores diferentes que contribuyeron al problema de drogas en la península ibérica.
NOTE: You can also start writting by this way: "Desde los años setenta, España, líder mundial...". Both ways are right.
Phrase: "Durante años las autoridades judiciales han propuesto factores diferentes que contribuyeron al problema...". I am not sure if you mean that that authorities had taken bad measures which helped to increase the problem or the opposite. It was a positive contribution or a negative contribution? After reading the text I assume that it was not an efficient contribution. You could write: "Durante años las autoridades judiciales han propuesto diferentes medidas que contribuyeron a combatir el problema de drogas en la península ibérica".
* En los años 80, las redes gallegas del tráfico de drogas dieron el salto al Atlántico [...]. Los verdaderos jefes de los clanes gallegos nunca habían sido molestados por el aparato policial-judicial.NOTE: Just a little detail: "el aparato policial-judicial" or simply "... nunca habían sido molestados por la policía judicial".
* Cómo los contrabandistas consiguieron [...] las actividades de los capos.
* Las lagunas legales [...] generosas donaciones.
* El Gobierno central tenía cosas más importantes en las que pensar. Por ejemplo, la carnicería que estaba llevando a cabo ETA y que dejó 99 asesinaTos en 1980, o los 1000 nuevos parados al día que sumó España de media durante ese año[...] ¿Cómo desaprovechar la ocasión?NOTE: I would put "asesinatos" instead of "asesinados". Both are perfectly understandable, but when you say "asesinatos" are refering to the crime in itself. By the other hand, when you write "asesinados" with "d" are refering to the persons dead. In fact, they are also contables, although I advice you using "asesinatos" instead of "asesinados".
Observe the next sentences:
- El ha sido asesinaDo. (It is right) - El ha sido asesinaTo. (It is wrong)
Do you notice the difference?
Finally let's see this phrase: "¿Cómo desaprovechar la ocasión?". This is like saying "Why miss the opportunity?". I would write: ¿Por qué desaprovechar la ocasión?
I hope this help you. Regards.0 votedMarch 21, 20161
