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24/11/2025

Hello stranger!

Strange (extraño, singular) you may know and “stranger” (desconocido, forastero, extranjero) too. Some examples: The adverb is “strangely”. An example: Then, what about “hello stranger (literalmente ¡hola, extranjero!) The phrase means something else. But when a mortal says “hello stranger” that person is speaking in an informal and humourous (humorístico) way. You are a friend […]

Are you a waffler who eats waffles?

A waffle (gofre) is an American dish, as in the image above.Now the verb, to waffle. A mortal that “waffles on” talks endlessly (habla sin parar) in…

17/11/2025

Chugging along?

Steam trains “chug” (los trenes de vapor resoplan). An example: Mortals also “chug along”: a figurative expression to say that life is going along an…

10/11/2025

The correct response to the question who is it

“It is me” or “it is I”?

Many mortals (including many English people) use the phrase “it is me”. An example: “It is me” is simply and frankly (francamente) wrong. It is a com…

03/11/2025

A rosy future?

“Rose” (rosa) you may know. Things and cheeks (mejillas) can be rosy (rosadas). Let ́s review some examples and other uses of “rosy”.

27/10/2025

Was winning the election a fluke for Mr. Starmer?

A fluke (chiripa, golpe de suerte) describes something lucky, an unexpected (inesperado), accidental, or random occurrence (ocurrencia aleatoria), of…

20/10/2025

What do you opine?

Here we have some phrases which mean the same or are similar to “I think…”. They make life and the language more interesting! Contemplate the followi…

13/10/2025

House on fire

“House” (casa) you will know, and also “fire” (fuego).

06/10/2025

A “hiccup” in the process?

“Hiccup” (hipo) you may know. Mortals sometimes have hiccups (…tienen hipo). In life things do not always go to plan: there are hiccups (contratiempo…

17/09/2025