Fluency in a foreign language
The following is a translation experiment. I wrote this text in order to determine how well on line translation sites work. I used standard, proper, everyday American English.
diciembre 2020
julio 2019
Stop tourism
Greetings to everyone!
Over the past few weeks I have seen news stories that have really bothered me.
There have been calls for limiting tourists and tourism from various cities. On the list are Venice, Italy, Paris, France and Barcelona, Spain. Personally, I find this really sad. I have been lucky enough to have made it to Paris and Barcelona but not to Venice. I must admit that I would take it pretty hard if by some newly passed law or regulation I couldn’t visit Venice.
diciembre 2018
Sexual mores in S
Hello everyone!
I would appreciate your comments on a cultural question.
I saw this article on my internet news feed this morning.
marzo 2018
Addressing waitstaff
While surfing the internet the other day, I came across several videos on YouTube which discussed the form of address (formal vs. informal) that should be used when ordering food in a restaurant and from a food truck. (The food truck was specific to Mexico but the restaurant location was more general — it was left open as to where in the world you were located. It could have been anywhere, in my opinion.)