JG la Comunicadora

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speaks: English

learns: Spanish

likes: language learning, psychology, cognitive science, music, productivity

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Hi, I’m JG! I speak American English and “gringified” Spanish. I'm also making a conlang. Feel free to browse my archives for language resources as well. Tchüss!

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My First Programming Language :)

A year ago, I asked Journaly what it’s like for a foreign language learner to learn a programming language. https://journaly.com/post/32627 Recently, I dipped my toe into(don’t worry, there’s a
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Oct 11 - 4 min. read

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My Backup Language

No one ever warns you that once you go from knowing one language to two, you will never view your native language the same way again. You’ve also dashed your chances of ever speaking it perfectly.
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Sep 20 - 1 min. read

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Reaching for the Sky

My first two loves were high places and the act of reaching them. People have probably written research studies about the benefits of climbing trees, but I haven’t read them. The only point of
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Aug 20 - 2 min. read

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Tocar el cielo

Mis dos primeros amores son los sitios elevados y el acto de subirlos. Probablemente existan estudios de investigación que enumeren los beneficios de subirse a los árboles, pero yo no los he leído.
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Aug 19 - 2 min. read

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En respuesta a la encuesta de Zobayda

Pocos días antes, Zobayda publicó una encuesta sobre cómo abordamos nuestro aprendizaje de idiomas, basada en una entrada en su cuaderno. Se la puede encontrar aquí: https://journaly.com/post/39251
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Jul 4 - 3 min. read

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(bilingual) La sensación sobre ruedas

Me encanta patinar. Recientemente fui de patinaje con un grupo de amigos, y aquí quisiera intentar a expresar en español cómo se siente volar… ejem, patinar. No tengo el vocabulario en español para
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Jun 20 - 2 min. read

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Random Things About Me

Hi, guys. Even though I've been on this platform for about two years, I haven't told much about myself. Here are a couple of anecdotes about me. Random Facts Favorite color: turquoise/cyan Favorite
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Jun 9 - 2 min. read

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Estoy aprendiendo… (?)

Nunca esperaba escribir un post así, pero aquí estamos. Desde que empecé a aprender español, decidí que el español sería mi mayor enfoque y a los otros idiomas, si decidiera aprenderlos, les trataría
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May 31 - 2 min. read

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Common Errors on Journaly

1. To remind vs to remember Remind : to put in mind of something : cause to remember Remember : to bring to mind or think of again It can get a bit tricky when you're wondering whether to say "to
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May 28 - 5 min. read

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I'm Making a Conlang!

I never thought I'd write a post like this, but here we are. Conlang is a shortening of the words "constructed language," such as Klingon, Elvish, and Esperanto. A few years ago, I tried making one
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May 25 - 3 min. read

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Where are we, and will anyone listen?

Hi guys, Slight change of plans. Instead of writing about recommendations for Journaly’s site UX (User Experience), I decided to focus on something more subtle. This post is about recommendations for 
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May 2 - 4 min. read

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Un adiós al aprendizaje del idioma

Hola a todos No estoy segura de cuál es la mejor manera de introducir este post. Realmente es un post difícil de escribir. No me imagino que mi decisión les vaya a caer bien a todos, pero a fin de
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Apr 28 - 2 min. read

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Interview with Cocopop

Thank you @Cocopop for agreeing to be part of this "interview!" I’m interested in your background in languages and editing. Here are his answers. Being a Native Bilingual Is either language more
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Apr 27 - 1 min. read

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Au Revoir, Language Learning

Hi everyone, I’m not sure how to start this post. It’s a challenging post to write. I don’t expect everyone to be happy with my decision, but after all, it is mine to make. It was a bit bizarre to
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Apr 27 - 2 min. read

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Ways to Practice Your Target Language

Here are some ways to practice your target language. They seem unique to me because I don’t hear these ideas that often. I’ve done most of these myself, and they’re pretty fun. Describe a movie or TV
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Apr 18 - 2 min. read

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Advice, Please? Conversations in Target Language

Hi, fellow Journalers. I have a question and I’d appreciate your suggestions. I haven’t had many conversation partners throughout my language learning journey. This means that I haven’t trained my
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Apr 9 - 1 min. read

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Vestido/Traje/Trajecito and Work Benefits

The general definitions of these words are as follows: Vestido = dress Traje = pantsuit Trajecito = not a commonly used term However, in Catching Fire/En Llamas, Katinss wedding dress was referred
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Mar 11 - 1 min. read

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Ideas for Journaly Posts (and Journaling)

Sometimes I see Journalers asking for ideas on what to write about. Well, have I got the post for you! Use these topics for both private journaling and on Journaly if you'd like. I got these ideas
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Feb 20 - 2 min. read

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More Practice Sentences

Gracias por todas sus correcciones. A veces cuando visito mi restaurante favorito, oigo a un guitarrista tocar.Mientras jugaba con mis primos, se oyó una sirena a un par de docenas de kilómetros. (a
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Feb 3 - 1 min. read

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Practice Sentences

Gracias por todas sus correcciones. Oigo un baterista tocar (o más bien sería tocando?)El grito originó del oeste — (The scream had come from the west.)¿Por cuánto tiempo se quedará esta lámpara no
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Jan 30 - 1 min. read

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