Are we Obliged to Follow the Rules?
The reasoning behind the existence of rules is so we don’t live in chaos, but rather in an orderly society. In the case of language
August 11, 2017 No Comments
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“Cæsar non Supra Grammaticos”
This cheerful Latin phrase literally translates to, “Cesar has no power over grammarians.” And while it’s original intent may be to describe all the natural
March 22, 2017 No Comments
More on Dates in Spanish
Dates in Spanish can be spelled out in their entirety, written in a combination of letters and numbers, or only with numbers: a) It is
August 20, 2009 No Comments
The Use of Quotation Marks
The principal function of quotation marks is to mark quotes and dialogues. In Spanish, there are two formulas for dialogues: dashes and quotation marks. The
May 8, 2009 No Comments
Subject Verb Object
Both English and Spanish follow the S-V-O (subject – verb – object) order, though each to a different degree. In contemporary English, this scheme is
March 27, 2009 No Comments
