7of9

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[–] 7of9@startrek.website 1 points 2 years ago

Best thing would be to go to a Spanish speaking country for a holiday, once you've been forced to use it on strangers you'll loose your language anxiety and it gets much easier (I live in Spain and work in Spanish, I'm not very good, but also no longer worried about muddling through).

[–] 7of9@startrek.website 4 points 2 years ago (4 children)

When was that? Last time I tried it was a couple of years ago.

As for the difference, outside of Spain the conjugation of Vosotros (you, plural) isn't used, but speaking to strangers is much more formal. Also, there's a lot of vocabulary differences which can be confusing for non-native speakers.

Good luck with your learning, it's a great language :-)

[–] 7of9@startrek.website 1 points 2 years ago

As with so much in life, it's best to read the manual first. It can get a little dry in places though, like any instruction manual, but I enjoyed all of it because I'm the sort of person who likes normal manuals, lol

[–] 7of9@startrek.website 11 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Last time I looked it still did a weird mix of American and European Spanish, too

[–] 7of9@startrek.website 22 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Suddenly the Broccoloid episode of The Powerpuff Girls reads as anti-LGBT propaganda

[–] 7of9@startrek.website 2 points 2 years ago

I dunno, I think maybe some things should just be left alone

[–] 7of9@startrek.website 2 points 2 years ago

Oh fab, I'll keep an eye out for it. It's one of my favorite books :-)

[–] 7of9@startrek.website 1 points 2 years ago

Indeed I can, just not well.

[–] 7of9@startrek.website 2 points 2 years ago

It is at that :-)

[–] 7of9@startrek.website 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Did they get different people to record each story?

[–] 7of9@startrek.website 6 points 2 years ago (10 children)

The Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brookes is a detailed fictional instruction manual. It's sequel is World War Z which is closer to a normal book, but still has an odd structure of creating a world through interviews ... and the The Zombie Survival Guide book exists within it.

[–] 7of9@startrek.website 1 points 2 years ago

Erm, I guess this is one of those cases where words don't translate well between variants of English ... I hardly ever see "station wagons" (estate cars?) here, whereas there's lots of cool lifted hatchbacks around like the Fiat Panda 4x4

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