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Gerald's Spanish Language Blog February 2008 Archive

By Gerald Erichsen, About.com Guide to Spanish Language since 1998

Advice From Obama and Clinton: Learn a Foreign Language

Friday February 22, 2008
Learning foreign languages is a good thing, the two leading candidates for the Democratic Party's nomination said in a debate shown on the Spanish-language Univision network Thursday. As might be expected ... Read More

History of the Ñ

Friday February 22, 2008
Here's some trivia for you: The Ñ is the only letter in the Spanish alphabet that originated in Spanish. From there it has spread to at least four other languages: ... Read More

What's That in English?

Friday February 22, 2008
As you spend some time talking with Spanish-speaking people, every once in a while you'll run into a word that doesn't have a simple English translation. Usually, those are names ... Read More

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