English
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Whaddya mean it’s the same word?
Ever had trouble with multiple meanings of words? Hopefully, this will shed some light… Espanglisher Blog: https://espanglisher.com Music: “Speakeasy” and “Skating Squirrels” by Shane Ivers – https://www.silvermansound.com Continue reading
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Animal Verbs
One curiosity of language, both in English and Spanish, and I’m sure in other languages, is the use of the names of animals as verbs. Gatear comes from gato: cat in Spanish, and it means to crawl, so to move around on four legs. Or in the case of humans, 2 arms and 2 knees. Continue reading
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Travel and Transport
What’s the difference between travel, trip, journey, voyage…? Are you a slow coach? Have you ever had enough work para parar un tren? Interesting words and phrases in Spanish and English, all relating to travel and transport. Espanglisher Blog: https://espanglisher.com Music: “Speakeasy” and “Skating Squirrels” by Shane Ivers – https://www.silvermansound.com Continue reading
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Travel and Transport Phrases
I frequently lose my train of thought. Maybe it’s age. Maybe it’s too many unimportant details rattling around my head. Maybe it’s… Why did I come upstairs? Regardless, it’s a great expression to describe that feeling of your brain drifting. So I thought I’d muse a little about some expressions coming from themes of travel Continue reading
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All Aboard!
Have you ever been frustrated by public transport? When would you visit if you could travel in time? What are the ups and downs of travelling?An interview chatting about all this and more… My thanks to Nathalie. Espanglisher Blog: https://espanglisher.com Music: “Speakeasy” and “Skating Squirrels” by Shane Ivers – https://www.silvermansound.com Continue reading
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All Aboard! Notes on the Interview
Have you ever been frustrated by public transport? When would you visit if you could travel in time? What are the ups and downs of travelling? In this week’s podcast we chat about all sorts relating to the topic of transport and travel. And to be honest, I have little more to say on the Continue reading
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Back for Season 3!
Hey there, welcome back! Thanks for continuing reading and to any new readers, welcome too! So. Parachutes. Having a conversation with my brother a couple of months ago, the roots of the word came up. As they do. Parachute comes from chuter in French, which means to fall, and the prefix, para, means against or Continue reading
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Cheerio for Now
First of all, thanks so much for reading the blog and listening to the podcast this season, and the previous one too! It’s been so much fun to give myself writing and creative challenges. And so gratifying to hear your positive comments, and indeed constructive criticism. For those of you who I don’t know but Continue reading
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26
To round off the season, (well, this is the penultimate post), I’m setting myself a challenge. I’ve imagined the first lines of 26 different stories. Each starting with a different letter. The idea is that they will become a collection of 26 short stories of varying genres but with a central premise. Canterbury Tales in Continue reading
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W-Wh
All my posts this season are “inspired by” a letter of the alphabet! – What? – What what? – I can’t understand you – Why? – You keep breaking up – Where are you? You sound like you’re in a cave – Where am I? Is that what you said? – Where. Are. You? – Continue reading
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