miércoles, 20 de julio de 2016

The awkward expression there exist.

Heck, you caught me! I tried to avoid this question in my first response.

No, I do not find the phrase "There exist" awkward when used for effect in prose writing, but I do not recommend its use in a formal paper unless "there" is used as an adverb and refers to an actual location:'There exist in the quantum world ....'

Otherwise, the usage tends to drive some professors completely nuts. When "there" is not used as an adverb, we're talking about an "existential construction"—grammatically a very tricky structure. For instance, the verb "hay" in Spanish has no subject, and that's confusing enough. But when the verb "there" is used in the same way in English, it is considered to be—maybe you better sit down first before I tell you this—a Pronoun! No, I'm not kidding!

'There are effects.'
Pronoun + linking verb + noun complement

That said, if you fully understand the construction and can justify its use, then, of course, you're free to employ it. In fact, we sometimes can't avoid it. So, use it sparingly.

 

in spite of despite

Despite vs In spite of

The English terms in spite of and despite are very similar in meaning and usage; in spite of this, English speakers sometimes find them confusing.

Despite

Despite means "even though," "notwithstanding," or "regardless of." It’s the opposite of "because of/due to," and can be used with a noun or gerund.

She had difficulty communicating in French despite all her years of study.

We lost the game, despite the fact that we practiced all week.

Despite not having an umbrella, I walked home in the rain


 
In spite of

In spite of means exactly the same thing and is used exactly the same way as despite.

She had difficulty communicating in French in spite of all her years of study.

We lost the game, in spite of the fact that we practiced all week.

In spite of not having an umbrella, I walked home in the rain.


 
The Bottom Line

The English terms despite and in spite of are synonyms. Despite might be a tiny bit more formal, but the two terms are interchangeable. Just be careful not to say something like "despite of" or "in despite" – it’s always either the three words in spite of, or just the single word despite

brainwashed into

brainwashed into
and brainwashed for are correct

acqainted about is incorrect

acquainted with
acquainted of

are ok

has only just

has only just
has just only

viernes, 15 de abril de 2016

Zertuche photo
I went to take the pictures for the concurso and I can say that first of all the service was slow.They told me they would take 15 minutes and it was not ready. I will also post the quality of the pictures. I am going to go to Las americas later to get some other pictures taken,  I told the man also that I wanted them improved by photoshop and he looked reluctant so I thought it would be warmer .


So Las Americas was a much better place.The owner of the store even had a talk with me like for 1 hour. I have not got the pictures because he is going to fix them , so probably they are going to be better than in Zertuche , 

martes, 1 de marzo de 2016