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ps. does anyone know the secret way to attach photos to a post--???
I have a line at the top of this box that begins with B and ends with what looks like a picture frame with picture of a mountain and sun in it. If you hover over that, it says...
You do listen to people who pronounce 'dissect' to rhyme with 'bisect', or you do pronounce 'dissect' to rhyme with 'bisect'? If you are in the latter camp, you can take comfort in the number of dictionaries that allow that pronunciation. I quote...
I might have missed it, but I haven't seen O'Cebreiro mentioned. Put that one with O'Pedrouzo, which isn't mentioned as often. [Edit: Sorry! Yes, post #4. I was skimming the pages. Thanks to chinacat and Kirkie.]
What really, really, annoys me is...
I wish it were possible to say that plurals never need an apostrophe. But we have to make an exception for the plural of letters, if only to avoid confusion. If I ask: How many is in 'imitate'? or How many as in 'aardvark'? or How many us in...
2Also, as women in tv and movies generally are now referred to as "actores" rather than "actrices", would I refer to Penelope Cruz as "una actor"? "Una actora"?" The same thing has happened in the UK, 'actress' seems to be no longer used, and...
I walked the CF in 2022. I reached La Virgen del Camino and found that the first hostal [HostalRestaurante Central] was full, but they could have told me that the albergue (which the sign said was open) was closed.
Is yours the Albergue de...
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