EL BOLETIN DE
INGLES PREFERIDO POR EL HISPANOHABLANTE
OM News # 412 - Distribuido a 1.100.000 suscriptores - ISSN 1668-4877 February 15 2017
1. EDITORIAL
Hola amig@:
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puntillosamente la gramática inglesa. Sin
embargo, observamos que los nativos
anglosajones también se equivocan.
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This
week, we will learn a few English words and phrases that are
commonly misused in English. Even well-educated native English
speakers make the mistakes you will read and hear about today,
including reporters and English teachers! misused:
usadas incorrectamente; well-educated: con buen nivel
cultural; make the mistakes: cometen los errores (que);
reporters: periodistas;
After today’s program, you can have fun finding these mistakes when
other people use them. Let’s start with a very common written
mistake that native English speakers make. you can
have fun: puedes entretenerte; let's start: comencemos;
COULD OF /
COULD'VE
If you spend time on social media, such as Facebook, you may see
that native English speakers often use the word of after
the words could, would or should. For example, in
the sentence:
I could of gone to New York last weekend. social media:
las redes sociales; such as: tales como; often use:
utilizan a menudo; I could of gone: podría haber ido (erróneo);
However, the word of is a preposition. The sentence needs a
verb instead. The confusion is caused by the shortened, or
abbreviated, version of “could have.” It takes an apostrophe
followed by the letters ve. The spelling then is
could've. however:
sin embargo; needs: requiere; shortened: reducida;
could have (could've): podría haber; it takes an apostrophe:
lleva un apóstrofo ('); spelling: ortografía (correcta);
The preposition of sounds just like the shortened version
of the verb have, which is pronounced ’ve. In
speaking, this is not a problem, since both phrases sound the same.
In writing, an easy way to remember the correct form is that
could,would and should are helping verbs. So
another verb must always follow them. sounds
just like: suena exactamente como; in speaking: al
hablar, en conversación; since both phrases: dado que ambas
frases; the same: igual, lo mismo; in writing: al
escribir, en redacción; an easy way to: una manera fácil de;
helping verbs: verbos auxiliares; must always follow them:
siempre debe seguirles;
In the example, “I could’ve gone to New York last weekend,” have
and gone are forms of verbs. Of is a preposition
and would never appear after a helping verb. would never
appear after: jamás debería seguirle a;
EVERY DAY /
EVERYDAY
Another writing error happens every day in America. Native English
speakers often misspell “every day” They will write it as one word
instead of two. writing
error: error de redacción o escritura; often misspell: a
menudoescriben mal;
When every and day are put together as one word,
they become an adjective that means “common” or “used or seen each
day.” When you use this adjective, you must usually put it before a
noun. For example, you can say:
He didn’t let the problems of
everyday life worry him. are put
together: se escriben juntos (como una sola palabra); he
didn't let the problems: él no permitía que los problemas; of
everyday life: de la vida cotidiana; worry him: lo
abrumaran;
But, if you wanted to tell someone that something happens each day,
you must separate the words every and day in
writing. For example, you could write: I practice my grammar
every day. When every and day are separate
words, they are an adverb phrase that describes when, or how often,
something happens. happens each
day: sucede a diario; adverb phrase: frase adverbial;
how often: con qué frecuencia;
So, how can you easily remember which one to use? Think of the title
Everyday Grammar. Remember, if you are writing the single word
everyday, it is an adjective that most often comes before a
noun. But the two words every and day express how
often something happens. And they are an adverb phrase, and must
modify a verb. the
single word: la palabra entera; must modify a verb: deben
modificar un verbo;
IMPORTANTE:
Recuerda que un ADJETIVO modifica un SUSTANTIVO mientras que un
ADVERBIO modifica un VERBO;
The other mistakes we are looking at today can happen in either
speech or writing. can
happen: pueden ocurrir; in either speech or writing:
tanto en la conversación como en la escritura;
DIFFERENT THAN / DIFFERENT FROM
Many native English speakers use the phrase different than
to show contrast between things or people. For example:
Children
are different than adults. to show
contrast: para mostrar contraposición;
Technically, that is incorrect. Standard English usage requires
from instead of than, in this case. The correct
sentence would be:
Children are different from adults. Standard
English usage: el uso del inglés correcto y normativo;
But grammar experts do not always agree. Some of them say the phrase
different than is acceptable. It has existed for
centuries, they argue, and famous writers have used it in their
works. For instance, 19th century writer F. Scott Fitzgerald used
different than in his short story “The Rich Boy.” Listen:
Let me tell you about the very rich.
They are different than you
and me. do not
always agree: no siempre se ponen de acuerdo; acceptable:
aceptable, admisible
(escucha con atención
como pronuncia el profesor la doble CC de la palabra);
for centuries: durante siglos; they argue: discuten,
argumentan; for instance: por ejemplo; 19th century writer:
el escritor del siglo XIX;
Some grammar experts say that both than and from
are acceptable. However, no one objects to from, so it
would be your safest choice, especially in academic writing. no one
objects to: nadie se opone a; it would be your safest choice:
debería ser tu mejor opción;
15 ITEMS OR LESS / 15 ITEMS OR
FEWER
The less grammar you understand, the more mistakes you
probably will make. And the fewer grammar mistakes you make,
the better. the less
grammar you understand: cuanto menos gramática entiendas; the
more mistakes you probably will make: más serán los errores que
probablemente cometas; the fewer grammar mistakes you make:
cuantos menos errores cometas; the better: tanto mejor, mucho
mejor;
Which brings us to another common grammar mistake: the use and
misuse of fewer and less. Fewer is used with
countable nouns; Less, with non-countable. which
bring us to: lo cual nos lleva o conduce a; fewer: menos
(usado con sustantivos contables); less: menos (usado con
sustantivos NO contables);
This mistake is found at food stores throughout the U.S. where signs
at checkout lines sometimes read “15 items
or less.” These lines are for people who are not buying very much.
But the phrase uses the adjective less to describe
items, a countable noun. So less is wrong; the correct
adjective is fewer. is found:
se lo encuentra; food stores: supermercados; throughout
the U.S.: en todo Estados Unidos; signs: letreros,
carteles; at checkout lines: colas para pagar; 15 items or
less: 15 artículos o menos (erróneo);
The word fewer must be used with count nouns, like items,
animals, cars, or dresses. Less is used with non-count
nouns, such as money, sand, love, or water. So how can you remember
whether to use less or fewer? One easy way to
remember is to ask yourself, "Can I count this thing on a few
fingers?" If the answer is "yes," use the word fewer.
count nouns: sustantivos contables; sand: arena;
whether to use: si usar (uno u otro); on a few fingers:
con algunos dedos;
We will be back next week with another Everyday Grammar. And
remember: if you understand how to use the words discussed today,
you are different from many English speakers! I’m John
Russell. And I’m Jill Robbins. we will
be back: regresaremos; discussed today: aquí hoy
analizadas.
EVERY DAY / EVERYDAY
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forma más adecuada.
Revisa las respuestas al pie del boletín.
1. I see him
on my way to work.
2. This is part of our
routine.
3. Washing the dishes is an
chore for her.
4. She follows the same routine .
LESS / FEWER
Y ahora demuestra tu habilidad en este segundo ejercicio seleccionando la
forma más adecuada.
Revisa las respuestas al pie del boletín.
1. There should be
cars in Mexico DF.
2. She wears
perfume on weekdays.
3. Miguel drinks
alcohol than Jaime.
4. We wear
clothing in hot weather.
5. There should be
pollution in Santiago.
6. We need
buses and cars downtown.
7. There are
police officers in Buenos Aires.
8. People these days are buying
magazines.
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ANSWERS
TO ACTIVITIES EVERY
DAY / EVERYDAY
1. I see him
every day
on my way to work.
2. This is part of our
everyday
routine.
3. Washing the dishes is an
everyday
chore for her.
4. She follows the same routine
every day.
LESS / FEWER 1.
There should be fewer
cars in Mexico DF.
2. She wears less
perfume on weekdays.
3. Miguel drinks less
alcohol than Jaime.
4. We wear less
clothing in hot weather.
5. There should be less
pollution in Santiago.
6. We need fewer
buses and cars downtown.
7. There are fewer
police officers in Buenos Aires.
8. People these days are buying
fewer magazines.
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