Spanish and the Art of Managing Disappointment
Exploring a tidy arrangement of words in Spanish usage that most usually leads to the listener’s disappointment
PinPoint Spanish: Insights into Mexican Spanish
Learn about the context and nuances of Mexican Spanish language usage with this PinPoint Spanish series
Learn about the context and nuances of Mexican Spanish language usage with this PinPoint Spanish series
Matching People and Place Names in Mexico
Each state in Mexico has its corresponding gentilic—adjectives that describe people's place of origin. Here's a guide through the nomenclature
The Masculine Plural and Gender Neutrality in Spanish
So-called inclusive language has been creeping into use in Spanish, but the Real Academia Española is so far sticking to its guns
Spanish and the ‘Inclusive Language’ Controversy
Spanish grammar's use of masculine plurals to describe a mix of male and female people or things has been debated at the highest academic level
Pride & Prejudice: the Naco Versus the Fresa
You shouldn't have to spend too long in Mexico before coming across the terms "naco" and its social opposite, the dainty "fresa"
Bring This With You When You Go
Explaining the difference between "bring" and "take," and when to use one and when the other
Euphemisms and Things Like That
Mexican Spanish makes use of a good number of euphemisms, which play along well with Mexico's penchant for polite language
A Lesson in Object Pronouns
Some complications arise with object pronouns in Spanish when you're dealing with third persons singular and plural
The Proliferation of Abbreviations in Mexican Spanish
Standard abbreviations for a wide, and growing, variety of words are as much a part of Mexican Spanish as they are in English
The Gender Problem in Spanish Language Grammar
In Spanish, feminine words end in an 'a' and masculine words in an 'o', and so do corresponding adjectives—but there are a number of exceptions
A Place for Every Adjective, and Every Adjective in its Place
Adjectives can be hard to place in Spanish. Here are a few tips to guide your arrangements.
Palabras Domingueras, an Exercise in Fancy Spanish Words
Spanish language students seeking an armory of fancy words need look no further than the opinion columns of Mexico's principal newspapers
