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Colaborar, redux (The Bogotá Post)
In the window box of my new apartment, there’s a pigeon and her two pidgelets. I’ve watched over them since they were wee little eggs, and now I watch their growth and increased plumage (and poopage)...
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Juiciosa, redux (The Bogotá Post)
I know, I know–enough with the reduxes! Long-time readers are getting lots of déjà vu lately, and even the fun of saying déjà vu with a sexy French accent isn’t making up for the flurry of retreads....
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A mí me gustan las cuentas claras y el chocolate espeso
I just read a feature in El Tiempo called 22 frases que caracterizan a un colombiano en cualquier parte del mundo (22 phrases that will identify a Colombian anywhere in the world). As these kinds of...
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¿Durmió conmigo anoche o qué, que ya no saluda?
Another so-called uniquely Colombian phrase from this list, another verdict. Unique or not, you’ll certainly sound mind-bogglingly colloquial and Colombian if you salt and pepper your Spanish with...
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Tengo un filo, que si me agacho me corto
We continue with our list of Colombian phrases, scrutinizing them to see which ones really cut the mustard when it comes to being uniquely Colombian. And speaking of cut, and speaking of mustard,...
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Uy, ¿quién pidió pollo?
The list of so-called Colombian phrases goes on, and today’s entry is one I find particularly fun and with a fascinating backstory. Not to be read on an empty stomach! 4. Uy, ¿quién pidió pollo? (Knew...
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Baila como un trompo
We continue wending our way through the list of Colombian (or “Colombian”) phrases, and today we wend not on tiptoe, not in a sprint, but in a dance. We’ll even give this post a soundtrack, just for...
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TransColado
Can you imagine if the grocery store you always shopped at was renowned for being a shoplifter’s paradise? If the store was totally permissive and seemingly even went out of their way to accommodate...
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Colombian Spanish in the time of love (The Bogotá Post)
My latest for The Bogotá Post centers on all things love. Because I am clearly such an expert on the topic . . . cough cough. I have been around the block a time or two, though, and I think I can...
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The case of the conspiculously absent proofreaders
Do news proofreaders exist in Colombia? And if they do, then why are they so sloppy? Inquiring minds want to know, and bleeding eyeballs are crying out for a linguistic armistice. Enuf is enuf! I’ve...
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Beautiful women in Medellín
It seems like a lifetime ago, but I used to live in Medellín. And, yes, as you might have gotten wind of, the women are beautiful there. (And so are the men, which is why I found myself there in the...
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Wink wink nudge nudge
Yesterday being Sunday, I was out walking in the Ciclovía (I want rollerblades for Christmas!), and I briefly got caught in the middle of a piropo sandwich. Behind me and to my right a little, one guy...
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Mercado report
I’ve been reading Eileen at Bearshapedsphere since I first came to Colombia in 2009 and developed a strange addiction to extranjera-in-Chile blogs. She’s one of the few who’s still blogging, and we’re...
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When it rains, it pours (The Bogotá Post)
My latest column in The Bogotá Post came out a few weeks ago, but with 12 days spent in Nicaragua it’s just now that I have a chance to share it here. I’m posting what I wrote, and I’m including the...
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A mí me gustan las cuentas claras y el chocolate espeso
I just read a feature in El Tiempo called 22 frases que caracterizan a un colombiano en cualquier parte del mundo (22 phrases that will identify a Colombian anywhere in the world). As these kinds of...
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