I occasionally used to have these fun conversations back when I worked in a big language school in Madrid. Me: The Grand Canyon is really the only thing
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The most ambiguous sentence in the Spanish language
“A ver si tomamos algo” is perhaps the most ambiguous sentence in the Spanish language. Roughly translated as “Maybe we could have a drink together some day,” it
Invocation to the Muse
O DIVINE POESY GODDESS-DAUGHTER OF ZEUS SUSTAIN FOR ME THIS SONG OF THE VARIOUS-MINDED MAN WHO AFTER HE HAD PLUNDERED THE INNERMOST CITADEL OF HALLOWED TROY WAS MADE
American High School Teachers vs Spanish High School Teachers
Can you spot the seven differences between American high school teachers and Spanish high school teachers? It’s easy… Just read on: American High School Teacher Of course you’re
David Foster Wallace, Demolishing Descriptivism
“Take, for example, the Descriptivism claim that so-called correct English usages such as brought rather than brung and felt rather than feeled are arbitrary and restrictive and unfair
The Scourge of Bilingualism
Years ago, here in Spain, parents and the educational establishment believed that teaching languages to children would make them mentally retarded. A child would never learn to speak
6 Claves Para Aprender Inglés – my most successful book yet
Looking for a copy of “6 Claves para Aprender Inglés?” I bet you are! A lot of people come to my various websites trying to find “pirate” copies
27 Phrasal Verbs Que Debes Conocer (Segunda Edición)
My first book about ESL is out on Amazon Kindle, iBooks and other places. 27 Phrasal Verbs Que Debes Conocer is a bilingual book that helps intermediate level students
The Great Arizona Haboob Controversy
In the last couple of weeks I have read some articles about language that I just couldn’t ignore. The latest one is about the controversy surrounding the word
Teaching for Dropouts
I became a teacher when I was 21. Newly arrived in Europe and just (dropped) out of college. My new boss gave me a textbook and said good
