Foreign Native

Some mistakes among foreign speakers of Spanish are caused by the misuse of gender. As a rule, feminine words end in an ‘a’ and masculine words in an ‘o’, and so do corresponding adjectives. But there are a number of exceptions, a common one being  “el problema,” which is masculine. It’s not unusual to hear foreigners [...]

Mexico’s national football (soccer) team manager Sven-Goran Eriksson has drawn some criticism after their 2-2 draw with Canada in the semi-final round of qualifying for the 2010 World Cup. After stringing three home  victories together in his first games as manager, the former England boss’s next two matches were less impressive, a loss away to [...]