Daily Archives: September 8, 2009

Ohio

8th
Sep. × ’09
Jorge pronounces it “oh-hiii-o” as if it were the chorus of an old folk song. “Col-um-bus Oh-hii-o” he warbled on the plane. “Are we there yet?” Ohio does have an element of folklore to it. It is a quintessential flyover state, birthplace of many a starry-eyed ingénue trying to make it big in Hollywood flicks, [...]
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Ser y Estar

8th
Sep. × ’09
In Spanish, there are two verbs meaning “to be.”  Before you can say “I am,” you’ve got to think about whether whatever you are is permanent or temporary.  All states of being – feelings, characteristics, relationships – fall into one category or the other. There’s ser, for things like nationality, time, and the relationships of [...]
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