Alex
@awyman.bsky.social
History and Spanish. Opened eyes in La Plaza de los Mariachis. Closed them in Peribán. Woke up in El Grullo (unpublished). Rulfo, García Márquez, tacos, mezcal.
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And read the great literature of the target language! Perhaps not very quickly but who's in a hurry?
December 1, 2024 at 4:03 PM
And read the great literature of the target language! Perhaps not very quickly but who's in a hurry?
I still struggle to find a better translation of "ni modo" than "whatcha gonna do" and have involuntarily used ni modo in English conversations.
November 30, 2024 at 9:33 PM
I still struggle to find a better translation of "ni modo" than "whatcha gonna do" and have involuntarily used ni modo in English conversations.
That is a triumph worthy to celebrate. I see no such victories on my horizon...only absurdly early feasts, then retreating to my aunt's living room to sleep while the serious people compare their investment portfolios.
November 29, 2024 at 3:23 AM
That is a triumph worthy to celebrate. I see no such victories on my horizon...only absurdly early feasts, then retreating to my aunt's living room to sleep while the serious people compare their investment portfolios.
I know it's a totally different context but can't help thinking of La Catrina
November 26, 2024 at 12:46 AM
I know it's a totally different context but can't help thinking of La Catrina
If I do will I like it?
November 21, 2024 at 6:40 PM
If I do will I like it?
When referring to him by last name, Spanish speakers use both, as in, "I will never stop reading Garcia Marquez." 😍
November 20, 2024 at 7:06 PM
When referring to him by last name, Spanish speakers use both, as in, "I will never stop reading Garcia Marquez." 😍
The US military trained the murderers at the School of the Americas in Georgia, funded by US taxpayers.
November 20, 2024 at 7:02 PM
The US military trained the murderers at the School of the Americas in Georgia, funded by US taxpayers.
JG Farrell's The Siege of Krishnapur. Brilliant satire, laughed right through. Booker prize of '73.
November 16, 2024 at 6:52 PM
JG Farrell's The Siege of Krishnapur. Brilliant satire, laughed right through. Booker prize of '73.