atender
This word means “to take care of.”
It is easy to confuse yesterday’s word, “asistir” with today’s word. The way I remember this is that they are exactly opposite of one another. Asistir is to attend. Atender is to assist or take care of.
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I wasn’t going to enter anything in this week’s Theme Thursday. I have so many trip pictures that I’m having more fun posting them.
However, I’m also cleaning up my laptop and moving things to my desktop. In doing so, I’m finding all of these images that [...]
overweening
adjective ~ 1. arrogant, presumptuous; *2. immoderate, exaggerated
*The overweening ambition of the novel’s principal character eventually leads to his downfall.
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After an interesting day wandering around downtown Vancouver, I met up with Jonathan at the Vancouver Public Library. We had discussed walking up Davies so I could see a different part of town.
As we started out, it was still fairly early and the sun was still [...]
asistir
At first glance, you might think this Spanish verb means “to assist.” However, it really means “to attend,” as in attending a class, a function, or an event.
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apodictic
adjective ~ expressing or of the nature of necessary truth or absolute certainty.
Steve’s writing is apodictic in tone, reflecting his complete confidence in the correctness of his statements.
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The day was a bit chilly, a bit cold, and I walked in to this building that took me back to a different place and time.
The Marine Building, in downtown Vancouver, is a building that looks like something straight out of Metropolis or Gotham. It makes [...]
My Spanish instructor recommended, since I love words so much, that I write in my blog about Spanish words that look like they mean one thing but they actually mean another.
I loved the idea and it will improve my Spanish, as well. I’ll try to do this daily but we’ll see how it goes.
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sunset
On Sunday afternoon, as I sat on the sofa working on some things, I noticed a beautiful orange glow coming through the window.
I turned to Jonathan and said, “Omigosh…now there is a glow (in reference to Photo Friday’s theme that week)! Come look at this!”
We both grabbed our [...]
Wellerism
noun ~ an expression of comparison comprising a usually well-known quotation followed by a facetious sequel
“We’ll have to rehearse that,’ said the undertaker as the coffin fell out of the car,” was Aunt Sandy’s favorite Wellerism.
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