Lingua tag:blogs.nyu.edu,2010:/blogs/ed30/lingua/272 2010-12-06T18:36:42Z On language / Idiomas Movable Type Enterprise 1.52 <![CDATA[Respuesta a Regla ortográfica]]> tag:blogs.nyu.edu,2010:/blogs/ed30/lingua//272.72711 2010-12-06T18:36:39Z 2010-12-06T18:36:42Z Hay cierto texto ciruculando la red exhortando a los hispanoparlantes a usar el participio activo en la forma corecta.&#160; Muestras se pueden encontrar, aunque no así el origen auténtico de éstas,&#160; simplemente buscando las palabras “Atentamente, W. Molina Licenciado” en... Eduardo De León http://files.nyu.edu/ed30/public/eduardo/About%20Me.html Hay cierto texto ciruculando la red exhortando a los hispanoparlantes a usar el participio activo en la forma corecta.  Muestras se pueden encontrar, aunque no así el origen auténtico de éstas,  simplemente buscando las palabras “Atentamente, W. Molina Licenciado” en su búsqueda favorita (Google, Bing, etc).

Pero quien escribió esto no expone el porqué se usa la e para el participio activo.  Obvio es que se puede usar un artículo del género correspondiente (por ejemplo, escribir "una estudiante" está perfectamente correcto y entendible).  ¿Pero por qué se usa la e?  ¿Por qué el participio activo usa siempre la e y no el género específico?
Bien, "ente" es la razón.  Pero ¿por qué el ente es masculino?  Uno no dice "una ente" o "la ente"; se dice un ente, aunque sea femenina.  ¿Por qué?


Existe en el español castellano una preponderancia del género masculino en ciertas formas que algunas personas, educadas o no, tienden a querer corregir simplemente cambiándolas de género de e a a.


Lo que quiero decir es que no son necesariamente sólo burradas de la gente.  Son respuestas reales a situaciones percibidas.

]]> One on One tag:blogs.nyu.edu,2010:/blogs/ed30/lingua//272.60740 2010-03-29T21:48:07Z 2010-03-29T21:48:12Z OH: A lot of times when you’re doing a one-on-one, it’s just you and that person.... Eduardo De León http://files.nyu.edu/ed30/public/eduardo/About%20Me.html OH: A lot of times when you’re doing a one-on-one, it’s just you and that person.

]]> "Le cantó el Panamá" tag:blogs.nyu.edu,2010:/blogs/ed30/lingua//272.59931 2010-03-13T16:27:49Z 2010-03-13T16:57:42Z Le cantó el Panamá frase. Explicar razones con detalles, corrigiendo a otra persona. Le dijo la verdad, le cantó todos sus problemas, lo regañó. Le llamó la atención.... Eduardo De León http://files.nyu.edu/ed30/public/eduardo/About%20Me.html Le cantó el Panamá
frase.
Explicar razones con detalles, corrigiendo a otra persona. Le dijo la verdad, le cantó todos sus problemas, lo regañó. Le llamó la atención.

]]> hello buzz tag:blogs.nyu.edu,2010:/blogs/ed30/lingua//272.58264 2010-02-13T00:22:37Z 2010-02-13T01:15:25Z hello buzz... Eduardo De León http://files.nyu.edu/ed30/public/eduardo/About%20Me.html hello buzz

]]> Escalate (v intrans.) tag:blogs.nyu.edu,2010:/blogs/ed30/lingua//272.57965 2010-02-08T13:54:54Z 2010-02-08T13:55:33Z escalate |ˈeskəˌlāt| verb [ intrans. ] increase rapidly : the price of tickets escalated | [as adj. ] ( escalating) the escalating cost of health care. • become or cause to become more intense or serious : [ intrans. ]... Eduardo De León http://files.nyu.edu/ed30/public/eduardo/About%20Me.html escalate |ˈeskəˌlāt|
verb [ intrans. ]
increase rapidly : the price of tickets escalated | [as adj. ] ( escalating) the escalating cost of health care.
• become or cause to become more intense or serious : [ intrans. ] the disturbance escalated into a full-scale riot | [ trans. ] we do not want to escalate the war.

]]> Important and Key tag:blogs.nyu.edu,2009:/blogs/ed30/lingua//272.48257 2009-08-26T16:22:56Z 2009-08-26T16:23:58Z Eduardo De León http://files.nyu.edu/ed30/public/eduardo/About%20Me.html Recently ITS posted a service advisory that read thus:

Important Key Year End Dates - NNN & MMMM Availability:
On Wed., 8/26 at 6pm, NNN and MMMM will become unavailable. This downtime will last until Sat., 8/29 at 10am. This is to ensure that…

I wonder if “important key” is unnecessarily redundant.

]]> Sprachen-sie Deutsch? tag:blogs.nyu.edu,2009:/blogs/ed30/lingua//272.47560 2009-08-06T15:52:14Z 2009-08-06T15:52:19Z Guten morgen.&#160; Wie gets? - Nicht schlecht. Was ist by dier? - Alles gut.&#160; Ich lerne Deutsch zu sprechen.... Eduardo De León http://files.nyu.edu/ed30/public/eduardo/About%20Me.html Guten morgen.  Wie gets?

- Nicht schlecht. Was ist by dier?

- Alles gut.  Ich lerne Deutsch zu sprechen.

]]> Over-redundant Repetition tag:blogs.nyu.edu,2009:/blogs/ed30/lingua//272.46110 2009-06-15T18:49:06Z 2009-06-15T18:49:10Z If in the event: “If” means “in the event”.&#160; This is redundant. Exact same: If it is the same, it’s gotta be exact.&#160; This is also redundant.... Eduardo De León http://files.nyu.edu/ed30/public/eduardo/About%20Me.html If in the event: “If” means “in the event”.  This is redundant.

Exact same: If it is the same, it’s gotta be exact.  This is also redundant.

]]> BHO tag:blogs.nyu.edu,2009:/blogs/ed30/lingua//272.44192 2009-04-29T16:26:54Z 2009-04-29T16:27:33Z BHO: noun. Barack Hussein Obama.... Eduardo De León http://files.nyu.edu/ed30/public/eduardo/About%20Me.html BHO: noun.
Barack Hussein Obama.

]]> Dominicanismos tag:blogs.nyu.edu,2009:/blogs/ed30/lingua//272.38183 2009-02-20T20:57:15Z 2009-02-20T20:57:19Z This one comes from a long-ago buried URL in my bookmarks. There exists a web site of dominican terms, fashioned like a dictionary.&#160; The site is located at [ http://usuarios.lycos.es/jallite/diccionario.htm ].&#160; I have browsed thru it and it seems interesting.... Eduardo De León http://files.nyu.edu/ed30/public/eduardo/About%20Me.html This one comes from a long-ago buried URL in my bookmarks.

There exists a web site of dominican terms, fashioned like a dictionary.  The site is located at [ http://usuarios.lycos.es/jallite/diccionario.htm ].  I have browsed thru it and it seems interesting.

I have an idea that this kind of site can be made into a more definitive and permanent online resource.

]]> Amharik tag:blogs.nyu.edu,2009:/blogs/ed30/lingua//272.36699 2009-02-04T19:46:46Z 2009-02-04T19:46:51Z Amharik is the name of one of the languages spoken in Ethiopia (thanks, GB).&#160; These are phrases in that language. Tamaska’ : thank you Endemo-na’ (–nesh) : how are you (to a woman)... Eduardo De León http://files.nyu.edu/ed30/public/eduardo/About%20Me.html Amharik is the name of one of the languages spoken in Ethiopia (thanks, GB).  These are phrases in that language.

Tamaska’ : thank you

Endemo-na’ (–nesh) : how are you (to a woman)

]]> Happy New Year tag:blogs.nyu.edu,2009:/blogs/ed30/lingua//272.33820 2009-01-01T18:52:01Z 2009-01-01T18:52:05Z tukuy ayllu mashipash maipipash canqui shug sumac huatata... Eduardo De León http://files.nyu.edu/ed30/public/eduardo/About%20Me.html tukuy ayllu mashipash maipipash canqui shug sumac huatata

]]> Is this annoying? tag:blogs.nyu.edu,2008:/blogs/ed30/lingua//272.33508 2008-12-22T22:51:39Z 2008-12-22T22:51:43Z From NYTimes article at http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/23/sports/football/23pennington.html : “He has dug them out of a hole. Is it fun to watch? Yeah. Am I rooting for Chad a little bit? Yeah.” Am I annoyed at people who ask and answer their own... Eduardo De León http://files.nyu.edu/ed30/public/eduardo/About%20Me.html From NYTimes article at http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/23/sports/football/23pennington.html :

“He has dug them out of a hole. Is it fun to watch? Yeah. Am I rooting for Chad a little bit? Yeah.”

Am I annoyed at people who ask and answer their own questions? Yes.

Do I feel like I’m carrying the torch of George Carlin by saying all the language things that annoy me? Probably.

]]> 36 to 1 tag:blogs.nyu.edu,2008:/blogs/ed30/lingua//272.32791 2008-12-11T23:06:30Z 2008-12-11T23:07:12Z 36 to 1 is a tie... Eduardo De León http://files.nyu.edu/ed30/public/eduardo/About%20Me.html 36 to 1 is a tie]]> Baracknophobia tag:blogs.nyu.edu,2008:/blogs/ed30/lingua//272.32516 2008-12-08T18:10:37Z 2008-12-08T18:10:40Z One reaction to a NYTimes Blog posting, http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/08/supreme-court-rejects-appeal-over-obamas-citizenship/?hp : Baracknophobia : the irrational, extreme fear of Barack Obama’s imminent ascension to the Presidency.... Eduardo De León http://files.nyu.edu/ed30/public/eduardo/About%20Me.html One reaction to a NYTimes Blog posting, http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/08/supreme-court-rejects-appeal-over-obamas-citizenship/?hp :

Baracknophobia : the irrational, extreme fear of Barack Obama’s imminent ascension to the Presidency.

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