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Language Learning Tips

A few ideas for improving your command of Spanish
It's a bit cheeky of me to be giving tips about language learning. You might as well ask Donald Trump to teach you how to dance the ballet. I've never been good at languages. It was the only thing I failed at school and after nearly twenty years of speaking Spanish I'm still far from fluent. That part of my brain that processes language just doesn't seem to work very well in me. However, having tried all sorts of things to improve my Spanish I am perhaps in a good position to say... read more
 
Posted by Steve Gould Sunday, November 1, 2020 9:01:00 AM Categories: Andalusia Language Murcia Spain Spanish Spanish culture
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The fallen. People who have moved to Spain and later returned to the UK.

What makes the difference between those who stick it out and those who don't.
A few thoughts this week on 'The Fallen' (no I'm not talking about contestants who didn't make it in the Hunger Games, though sometimes it feels like that) I refer to those expats who moved to Spain later to give up and return to Britain. Sorry if it is a bit of a gloomy post but it's not all sun, sea and sangria over here! This is a topic that has hounded me as I've known quite a few folk over the years, many of whom were good friends who have upped-sticks and moved back to... read more
 
Posted by Steve Gould Sunday, July 26, 2020 3:45:00 PM Categories: Brexit Language Spain Spanish
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The Gargoyle Folk

Second blog in a row about one of my shortcomings, this time, language!
While I did pretty well in most academic subjects at school, languages were not my strong suit. The comment on my report card for French 'Stephen gave up trying' pretty much summed it up and stings to this day. I'm not quite sure why I failed so badly, but I think that while some people have a dyslexia associated with vision, I seem to have a similar thing that confuses my ears brain and mouth! My voice just seemed incapable of making the sounds I command it to, and no amount of practice seemed ... read more
 
Posted by Steve Gould Sunday, February 23, 2020 9:51:00 AM Categories: Language Linguistics Spanish
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