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Forgetting your Spanish too quickly? Take a nap 12 Feb 2009 | 05:59 pm
(Philadelphia) If you’ve ever pulled an all-nighter to sneak in some extra studying right before a test, you’ll be surprised to find out that your study spree was probably detrimental to your performa...
Translating a Book Could Cost you your Life 8 Feb 2009 | 06:25 am
(Kabul, Afghanistan) Six men have been imprisoned for their part in translating the Quran into one of the languages spoken in Afghanistan. They are accused of modifying and trying to supplant the orig...
Quick! Start using these words before they are removed from the dictionary 7 Oct 2008 | 07:54 am
The Collins English Dictionary is planning to remove 24 words from their dictionary to “make room for up to 2,000 new entries”, according to Time Magazine’s website. I don’t know if they are removing ...
Pastime: Using the Subjunctive in English 27 Sep 2008 | 05:24 am
I never knew the subjunctive existed or what it was until studying Spanish. And after learning the Spanish subjunctive mood, I learned that English still has vestiges of the subjunctive. Now, one of m...
Learning Spanish & English with I Love Lucy 4 Sep 2008 | 05:56 am
First let’s learn some Spanish Now for some English … I hope you enjoyed a laugh or two. If you want to watch some more, there are plenty on Youtube.
Are You in Love with Spanish Grammar? 9 Aug 2008 | 04:49 am
Whether or not you’re in love, the new Spanish Grammar Reference might be of interest to you. It’s a wiki, meaning that any Tomisimo member can edit it. I have primed the pump with a few articles on t...
Macs Usados 1 Aug 2008 | 02:53 am
¿Qué pensaría Steve Jobs de esto? Si alguien sabe de dónde viene esta imagen, por favor dime. Update: Creo que Jae ha encontrado el autor en http://www.macusado.com.br/
Children’s Insight 30 Jul 2008 | 10:34 am
About one in sixty-two thousand forwarded emails is worthy of reading. This is one of them. I thought all the teachers out there would like to read this. And if you want to do a similar exercise in ...
The New Idiom Dictionary is Live! 1 Jul 2008 | 04:32 am
For the past couple of weeks I have been hard at work creating the framework for an Idiom dictionary for Tomisimo. Why do idioms matter? An idiom is a word or phrase that does not mean what it says ...
The Importance of Punctuation 23 Apr 2008 | 11:57 am
Last night I was in a class where we learned about the importance of punctuation in Spanish. Consider this sentence: Un señor tenía un perro y la madre del señor era también el padre del perro. Here...
