POSSESSION: Possessive adjectives Possessive adjectives must agree in number and gender with the object possessed. Short form: Yo Mi/ mis My Tú Tu/ tus Your Él, ella, usted Su/ sus Your, her, his Ellos, ellas, ustedes Su/ sus Their Nosotros/ nosotras Nuestro/Nuestra(s) Our My blouse mi blusa Your pants […]
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5-Minute Spanish Class #012: Possession I
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POSSESION: Tener v. ser de Tener = to have Tener To have yo tengo I have usted tiene you have tú tienes you have él tiene he has ella tiene she has nosotros/ nosotras tenemos we have ustedes tienen you have ellos/ ellas they have I have two brothers Yo tengo dos hermanos […]
5-Minute Spanish Class #011: The Human Body (Vocabulary)
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The Human Body El cuerpo humano el pecho chest la pierna leg la cara face el brazo arm el pezón, la mamila nipple la boca mouth la mano hand la cintura waist el ojo eye el pie foot las nalgas buttocks la cabeza head el abdomen abdomen la cadera hip la nariz nose el cuello […]
October
28
Writing a Novel Using the Snowflake Method
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There are several versions of the Snowflake Method to writing a novel. My personal favorite is Randy Ingermanson’s version on his website, AdvancedFictionWriting.com. I strongly suggest reading Ingermanson’s page on the Snowflake Method if you are about to put it into practice. I based my version largely on Ingermanson’s, but being a visual learner and […]
Gabriel García Márquez, How Ideas For Stories and Novels Are Born: An Image
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It all starts with an image… This is a short excerpt from Gabriel García Márquez‘s El olor a la guayaba (The Smell of Guava), a series of interviews/conversations with Plinio Apuleyo Mendoza (Tunja, 1932), Colombian politician, journalist and writer. The translation is mine: Mendoza: What is, in your case, the starting point of a book? García […]
October
27
Features I Love: Lighting
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Lighting As I’ve written before, I am a mere beginner, and know nothing about architecture and interior design. This is why I’ve been so reluctant to touch anything in this house- I don’t want to remove or destroy something and then find out it was irreplaceable and significant in some way… We are really trying […]
October
26
History
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History* The house was designed by Arthur B. Heaton (1875-1951) and built in 1912. Somebody told me that the original architectural drawings of the house should be available at the Library Of Congress, but only by appointment. I’ll post the drawings, should I find them. Arthur B. Heaton (1875-1951) Heaton, a prolific architect and designer with […]
October
25
5-Minute Spanish Class #010: Interrogatives
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Interrogatives: asking & answering questions Which (one(s))? ¿Cuál? ¿Cuáles? When? ¿Cuándo? How much? ¿Cuánto? ¿Cuánta? How many? ¿Cuántos? ¿Cuántas? How? What? ¿Cómo? Where? ¿Dónde? To where? ¿Adónde? From where? ¿De dónde? What? ¿Qué? For what? ¿Para qué? Why? ¿Por qué? Who? ¿Quién? ¿Quiénes? Whom? ¿A quién? ¿A quiénes? Whose? ¿De quién? ¿De quiénes? The […]
October
25
Features I Love: Ceilings & Molding
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Ceilings & Molding The ceilings and molding in the house are also beautiful and remain largely untouched since the house was built. The crown molding in the first floor is made of either wood or plaster (?), and is original to the house. There are also chair rails on most of the walls. The […]
October
25
Features I Love: Floors
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Floors This house has great features that mostly have not been touched since it was built. One of my favorite features is the floor in the entrance hall. It is in amazing shape, considering it is over 100 years old. I initially thought that it was just tile, but according to WASHINGTON, Houses of the Capital, where […]
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