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    Ivan_Prada reacted to Mendizale's post in the thread Language questions with Like Like.
    Well, that "coger" subjet always appears when chatting with latin american relatives visiting their family at home land, specially if they are young and from countries where that word has sexual connotations. Many Spaniards do have relatives in...
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    Ivan_Prada reacted to David Tallan's post in the thread Language questions with Like Like.
    It is worthwhile noting that the Spanish language differs regionally. In my Spanish learning recently it is repeatedly being brought to my attention that the verb "coger" is used in many expressions and sentences in Spain where it would be...
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    Ivan_Prada reacted to HBS60's post in the thread Language questions with Like Like.
    One more thing about “palo”… When in Zubiri, I’ll be staying at…El Palo del Avellano…just a little fun fact.
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    Ivan_Prada reacted to MariaSP's post in the thread Language questions with Like Like.
    Linguriosa's videos are fantastic. I do agree with you that some of the current changes are anything but organic. It's what happens when you mix grammar with politics 🤷🏻‍♀️ Only time will tell which changes become permanent and which disappear...
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    Ivan_Prada reacted to Mendizale's post in the thread Language questions with Like Like.
    Hola, Spanish and Basque (C2 level )bilingual native speaker here. French and English speaker also but they are more broken in my mind 🤭. Poles are bastones in Spanish, in the same sense what and elder would use is a bastón, not a palo...
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    Ivan_Prada reacted to Introibo's post in the thread Language questions with Haha Haha.
    When in Motherwell, which is only 50 miles up the road from where I live, I tried to order a breakfast only to be baffled by the option of "squirrel ink". I overcame the language barrier by pointing. When I was in Ferrol I wandered into Tourist...
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    Ivan_Prada reacted to Kirkie's post in the thread Language questions with Like Like.
    Thanks for your post, it is important to hear from a native speaker. You referred to one phrase above that I was afraid might be rude, and you have said it is innocent, so thanks for that. On the question of language per se, my younger brother...
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    Report it to the police. Spain has tightened up a lot recently on the control of dogs.
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    I see today on the Spanish speaking Invierno Facebook group that there is bruhaha about dogs near Lalin. The Spanish discussions there are similar to here. Some blaming the walkers, others the owners, others the failure of the authorities. Good...
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    I did find a heating coil in Burgos. I found the store listed under “kitchen supply” in google maps. They sold a wide range of small kitchen items as well as stove parts and camping stoves. Repairs also. Near the center: No name on the...

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