Not long ago, I had a conversation with some friends about artificial intelligence. We mostly talked about our experiences with it. Some of them said that they had used it for problem-solving, some

Listening to Luca Lampariello speak Spanish, you think, “It’s true! It is possible for non-natives to sound 99.9% native-like!” But then the other half of your brain goes, “Well, duh — he’s a

Get real — you're getting old. Why, because I’ve got a few gray hairs? No, because you got a birdbath. You’ve got to be kidding. Seriously, what’s gotten into you? You used to hate birds. I don’t

Playing with language can be risky, but it can also be fun. The word "couch potatoism" occurred to me this morning. It's not listed in any dictionary, so today I’m going to learn some of its synonyms

France is one of the Spain's neighboring countries. Beautiful country, by the way. My parents, Pam and Jack live there. They say that living surrounded by vineyards is a luxurious experience, but

This wistful paragraph contains a few examples of gray areas in English grammar. Whether you're a stickler for the rules or someone who likes to break them for style, you'll probably have an opinion.

"I said no." "But why?" "Because I say so." "That's not an answer, Mom. It's my hair. Why do you care?" "Because you're my daughter, so technically, your hair is mine too." "Well, by that rule of

This conversation isn’t over. I haven’t even talked about my feelings yet. —Okay, I’m all ears. What’s eating at you? Me? Nothing. —Really? I can feel your bittersweet inner feelings. Can you? I’ve

Let’s talk about feelings. Feeeelings… oh, oh, oh, feeeelings… I’ve got mixed feelings right now. Should I get poetic and go on about my deep feelings —like my limerence for chocolate— or explain why

If you wake up on a Sunday, make your coffee half-asleep, and then someone sends you a short video like this, you end up feeling kind of stupid. Spiders aren’t exactly my passion, not by a long shot

She wasn't a hopeless case, but she did have a nasty habit of getting into trouble, however ordinary the situation she was in. The hard knocks of life had almost, but not entirely, eliminated it. But

I know you've been lying today. Don’t lie to me — your face and the butt print on the sofa totally give you away. Is that why there are so many things lying around? It's so like you to blame me, but

Yesterday, the three-day ordeal began for the 270,000 Spanish students trying to get into a public university. Over the next few days, their proficiency and resilience/stamina will be put to the

I can't afford to buy a cave, you know, because of the housing bubble. I also refuse to pay rent, but since I'm a lucky bear, I didn’t have to wait to find an empty one. It's been three days since,

I would like to make the most of "most" today, mostly because it's one of the most commonly used words. It won't be a long post—ten lines at most. I don't usually write long posts, mostly because

I've read that there's a science to the madness of writing prose in English, and that there's a set of rules you're supposed to follow if you don't want your writing to sound like that of a

It feels good to sit down and think after a hectic day. A hot drink completes the perfect trio and restores the balance. I have a few quiet hours ahead of me—time to either think about how to get

This morning I changed my mind. I'm not hibernating this winter. It's not worth wasting time sleeping when there's so much I could be doing instead, like getting fit, going to the mall, or eating

It was insanely dark when I opened my eyes for the first time, which was really/truly surprising. I had felt the light through my closed eyelids many times before. You lose track of time when you're

Can I eat this? I wouldn't if I were you. That's been in the fridge long enough to grow legs and run away. Really? It doesn't look that bad. Don't eat it. I can smell it from here. That's the thing —