Comments on: Catalonia Spanglish http://oreneta.com/kalebeul/2004/07/03/catalonia-spanglish/ anythingarian bubbles and troubles from the land of the sweating hun Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:39:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: John http://oreneta.com/kalebeul/2004/07/03/catalonia-spanglish/#comment-785 John Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://oreneta.com/kalebeul/2004/07/03/catalonia-spanglish/#comment-785 Most reasonable people, most of the time, will accept the odd mistake in something like CT. But it becomes a bit of a joke after a while when the odd becomes the ‘norm’. They just don’t seem to have, well, in fact, they haven’t, done anything since day one to lessen the number of mistooks being made. And this from a paper that also aims itself at “… Catalan people who wish to keep up with their English, whether for professional, personal or academic reasons.” CT also says that these “… people are keen to keep up their knowledge of English through regular contact and Catalonia Today is a perfect means to do so.” There’s a delightful irony about it all. You’re dead-on about the paper not being picked up. The newspaper piles seem to be just as high during the evening as when I first pick up my copy in the morning – and that’s whether I pick it up locally or pop into the centre during the evening. “… one's got to wonder how long it will last in its present form.” | It takes about 3 minutes to read, and then I bin it. They should just dump the print edition and stick it on the ‘net with a searchable archive. Most reasonable people, most of the time, will accept the odd mistake in something like CT. But it becomes a bit of a joke after a while when the odd becomes the ‘norm’. They just don’t seem to have, well, in fact, they haven’t, done anything since day one to lessen the number of mistooks being made.

And this from a paper that also aims itself at “… Catalan people who wish to keep up with their English, whether for professional, personal or academic reasons.” CT also says that these “… people are keen to keep up their knowledge of English through regular contact and Catalonia Today is a perfect means to do so.”

There’s a delightful irony about it all.

You’re dead-on about the paper not being picked up. The newspaper piles seem to be just as high during the evening as when I first pick up my copy in the morning – and that’s whether I pick it up locally or pop into the centre during the evening.

“… one’s got to wonder how long it will last in its present form.” | It takes about 3 minutes to read, and then I bin it. They should just dump the print edition and stick it on the ‘net with a searchable archive.

]]> By: Joan http://oreneta.com/kalebeul/2004/07/03/catalonia-spanglish/#comment-786 Joan Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://oreneta.com/kalebeul/2004/07/03/catalonia-spanglish/#comment-786 Where can I pick the paper?. I go to plaça Catalunya everyday and although I've seen people with it, I've never seen where they're getting it from. Where can I pick the paper?. I go to plaça Catalunya everyday and although I’ve seen people with it, I’ve never seen where they’re getting it from.

]]> By: Trevor http://oreneta.com/kalebeul/2004/07/03/catalonia-spanglish/#comment-787 Trevor Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://oreneta.com/kalebeul/2004/07/03/catalonia-spanglish/#comment-787 There's a fancy presentation box in the front of some kiosks - eg the one on the corner next to el Corte Inglés (<a href="http://www.bcn.es/cgi-guia/guiamap4/cgi-guia/?actives=&scl=5&cnt=30769.66%2C82343.29&plt=30769.66%2C82343.29&plant=capes4c&txt1=&txt2=Pl+de+Catalunya%2C+12&idioma=0&grayscl=0&escala.x=342&escala.y=27">map</a>). Tell us what you think... There’s a fancy presentation box in the front of some kiosks - eg the one on the corner next to el Corte Inglés (map). Tell us what you think…

]]> By: xavier caballe http://oreneta.com/kalebeul/2004/07/03/catalonia-spanglish/#comment-788 xavier caballe Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://oreneta.com/kalebeul/2004/07/03/catalonia-spanglish/#comment-788 Joan, you can find it on the kiosko at Plaça Catalunya/Ronda Universitat. Joan, you can find it on the kiosko at Plaça Catalunya/Ronda Universitat.

]]> By: Joan http://oreneta.com/kalebeul/2004/07/03/catalonia-spanglish/#comment-789 Joan Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://oreneta.com/kalebeul/2004/07/03/catalonia-spanglish/#comment-789 OK, I picked one for me and 2 for my collegues at work. They seem to like it. I like it as well, but I usually pick and read everything they give me for free: Metro, 20 minutos, etc... My English is not very good. So I can't say if it's perfect English or not. By their names it seems like the editorial staff are English native speakers. OK, I picked one for me and 2 for my collegues at work. They seem to like it. I like it as well, but I usually pick and read everything they give me for free: Metro, 20 minutos, etc…

My English is not very good. So I can’t say if it’s perfect English or not. By their names it seems like the editorial staff are English native speakers.

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