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Word of the Day: Estados Unidos

By Gerald Erichsen, About.com

La palabras del día: los Estados Unidos
Pronunciación aproximada: ess-TAH-thohss oo-NEE-thohss (Note that each d in these words is pronounced much like the "th" in "that.")
Significado: United States
Ejemplo: Los negros constituyen sólo el 12 por ciento de la población de Estados Unidos; sin embargo, el 42 por ciento de los condenados a muerte del país son negros.
Traducción: Blacks constitute only 12 percent of the population of the United States; nevertheless, 42 percent of those condemned to death in the country are black.
Aviso: Although it is common to precede Estados Unidos by the definite article los, it is usually not essential.
Gerald Erichsen
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