“Latino Standard Time (LST) refers to the amount of time between when someone of Latin American origin says that they will be somewhere, and when they actually are. Generally Latino standard time ranges between LT (Local Time) + 30min and LT + 2h. In rare instances, LST can be LT + up to 1 day.” […]
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I was recently asked the following question in my online class: I was wondering, with regards to pronouns and noun endings, what do we do when we want to be gender neutral/inclusive (i.e. not having masculine being default for mixed groups, being neutral when not wanting to assume someone’s gender, variations for nonbinary/genderqueer folks). This
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There are so many great sites out there to learn Spanish these days! Where does one even start? To help you narrow down your options, I have compiled a list of my favorite sites, broken down by the four language skills: Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing. Happy learning! Listening Spanish Proficiency Exercises www.laits.utexas.edu/spe/ “Spanish Proficiency
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The best way to learn a foreign language is through immersion – ideally for at least a year in a foreign country that speaks that language. Realistic? Not for most of us. So what are other ways one can learn another language? Luckily, online language learning has come a long way in recent years. A
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Just how do I make the á é í ó ú ñ ¿ ¡ ? There are many ways to make Spanish accent marks and characters on your computer or device. It depends on what computer or device you are using, as it is different for PCs, Macs, iPads, Chromebooks, etc. Even on a PC,
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