"A witty, fast-paced guide to eliminating those annoying and frustrating Spanish bloopers Mixing genders, inverting subjects and objects, and trusting falsos amigos (a.k.a., false cognates) are just a few of the blunders English-speaking Spanish-language learners commonly make. In Correct Your Spanish Blunders, veteran Spanish teacher Jean Yates identifies these and other common trouble spots and clearly explains the reasons behind them. You will discover how grammar patterns of Spanish differ from those of English and why trying to translate word for word, structure for structure, from English, can lead to big trouble.
You will learn to break bad habits and correct your mistakes while developing a much more natural feel for Spanish language patterns with the help of:
More than 1,000 highlighted examples of common blunders to avoid A free app available on iTunes for interactive practice for obliterating those blunders Numerous examples and practical exercises Quick-reference panels for checking correct tense forms A ""Hall of Shame"" compendium of bad errors to recognize and correct"
By:
Jean Yates Imprint: McGraw Hill Country of Publication: United States Edition: 2nd Revised edition Dimensions:
Height: 208mm,
Width: 142mm,
Spine: 23mm
Weight: 449g ISBN:9780071773003 ISBN 10: 0071773002 Pages: 384 Publication Date:28 August 2012 Audience:
College/higher education
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Primary
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Jean Yates Ph.D., is an experienced educator and teacher of Spanish at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. She is also a successful author of learning materials for Spanish and English for Spanish speakers.