Crowing About Nomenclature
One of the most rewarding, and frequently neglected, parts of learning another language is finding out the names of the different animals
PinPoint Spanish: Insights into Mexican Spanish
Learn about the context and nuances of Mexican Spanish language usage with this PinPoint Spanish series
Learn about the context and nuances of Mexican Spanish language usage with this PinPoint Spanish series
Mind Your Vocabulary
Students of the Spanish language seeking an armory of fancy words need look no further than the opinion columns of Mexico's principal newspapers
The Mother of All Expressions
Mexico's widespread use of a word whose English equivalents have nothing to do with matriarchal figures
British English and Spanish Spanish
A certain parallel could be drawn between British and American English, and the Spanish spoken in Spain and that of Mexico
Seven Sins Expressed in Spanish
"Los siete pecados capitales," as they’re called in Spanish, crop up every now and again in conversation
No Se Diga Mas, Sino Pero
Spanish has three different words for "but" : pero, mas, and sino.
Matching People and Place Names in Mexico
Each state in Mexico has its corresponding gentilic —adjectives that describe people's place of origin— and some also have nicknames. Here's a guide through the nomenclature
In Defense of the Double Negative
While some might insist otherwise, in Spanish, double negatives are valid when referring to the absence of people and things
A Saying For Every Occasion
Mexico has a wide variety of sayings, maxims, or phrases —some of Mexican origin, and others evidently not— and all are supposed to convey truths that admit no argument
A Word on Behalf of Spanish Grammar
Mastery of any language —including Spanish— requires a combination of spoken, reading and writing skills as well as knowledge of its grammar
