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Common Mistakes in English

StefanAmbrosio — Sun, 24 Apr 2016 15:49:27 +0000

Common Mistakes in English (Made by Romanians, Right?) Time to clear some things up. When do we add that pesky preposition? When do we use “to” after a verb? Let’s see: to tell I told him not to come (correct) I told to him not to come (incorrect) Let’s see: to say Here’s what I ...continue reading "Common Mistakes in English"

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Common Mistakes in English (Made By Romanians, Of Course)

StefanAmbrosio — Sat, 23 Apr 2016 11:39:15 +0000

Common Mistakes in English (Made By Romanians, Of Course) PUNCTUATION!.;, Our Romanian commas are crazy. Commas everywhere! English commas have certain rules, though, like: DETAILS Russia, one of the largest countries on Earth, has a complicated history. Silvia, the girl I befriended, is a citizen of Puerto Rico. These two examples should always include commas ...continue reading "Common Mistakes in English (Made By Romanians, Of Course)"

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Common Mistakes

StefanAmbrosio — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 10:29:36 +0000

Common Mistakes in English (Made by Romanians) It is expected that our Mother Tongue (MT) might interfere with language learning/language acquisition, and linguistic problems differ from one nation to another. In the case of Romanians (or other speakers of a Romance language), there is a tendency to omit the subject in a sentence. Compare, for example: ...continue reading "Common Mistakes"

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Sicario (Spanglish 003)

StefanAmbrosio — Thu, 18 Feb 2016 14:24:01 +0000

Sicario opens with a definition of the word (derived from Latin, apparently). It means “hitman” in Spanish, and it's used primarily in Mexico, where gruesome drug wars have made the word ubiquitous. Benicio del Toro, Emily Blunt and Josh Brolin star in a complex psychological thriller, una película muy violenta donde las balas – well, ...continue reading "Sicario (Spanglish 003)"

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¡Mucha Lucha! (Spanglish 002)

StefanAmbrosio — Sat, 05 Dec 2015 17:23:43 +0000

I didn’t grow up with El Tigre (the Powers That Be claim it to be one of the better examples of lucha libre cartoons) but there I was, in middle school, saddled with ¡Mucha Lucha! I guess it could be worse, ¿verdad? It’s not like I didn’t enjoy ¡Mucha Lucha! On the contrary, it ...continue reading "¡Mucha Lucha! (Spanglish 002)"

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Ozomatli (Spanglish 001)

StefanAmbrosio — Mon, 19 Oct 2015 13:47:14 +0000

Ozomatli (Spanglish 001) First on our list is a band that treads that fine line between hip-hop and hispánico - Ozomatli. The name comes from the god of fire and dance of the New World, y eso es precisamente lo que quiere representar. It’s fresh, it’s alive, es Spanglish. Their self-titled ebut album is the ...continue reading "Ozomatli (Spanglish 001)"

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Spanglish

StefanAmbrosio — Sat, 26 Sep 2015 15:24:45 +0000

www.pinterest.com Let’s talk a little about Spanglish, tío. Spanglish is the natural meeting point between two worlds. Una mezcla, you see. A real mutt language. North America and South America on a collision course spanning centuries. And the result? Ya lo ves. In the following weeks, I’ll attempt a comprehensive dissection of everything Spanglish. Todo. ...continue reading "Spanglish"

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Coloquio de los perros

StefanAmbrosio — Mon, 08 Jun 2015 09:30:05 +0000

Coloquio de los perros dibujo: Quelbezán

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One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest with Jack Nicholson

StefanAmbrosio — Sat, 16 May 2015 17:11:26 +0000

McMurphy’s arrival at the insane asylum is the beginning of the end, a turning point in that institution’s history; the same could be said for actor Jack Nicholson’s breakthrough in Hollywood. Ever since the 70s, Nicholson’s trajectory has been sharply vertical, even managing to stay relevant and respected in the post-millennial era of film-making (in ...continue reading "One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest with Jack Nicholson"

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Marlon Brando en “Un Tranvía Llamado Deseo”

StefanAmbrosio — Thu, 07 May 2015 14:03:50 +0000

Marlon Brando in A Streetcar Named Desire: A Few Thoughts Seeing Marlon Brando’s performance clash so violently with the overall tone of the other cast members, audiences might view Streetcar as a metaphorical battle of old-school vs. new. The establishing scenes with Blanche Dubois and Stanley Kowalski express it best: old-fashioned melodrama comes face to ...continue reading "Marlon Brando en “Un Tranvía Llamado Deseo”"

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