Andrew

I'm in the process of learning the Spanish subjunctive tense. I came upon this sentence in a practice quiz I was taking: Es malo que no le guste su trabajo. My question is: Why is gustar in the subjunctive. Is it because The speaker is giving their opinion about the other person's feelings toward their job. OR is it subjunctive because the "other person" not liking their job is an opinion. Which part requires the use of the subjunctive?

I am looking for a free study guide for the series 7 exam which I can download/print. Anything will help. Thank you in advance.

I am translating my resume into Spanish. I have done the translation myself, but wanted to a few things double checked. Could someone translate the following into Spanish (These are bullet points not full sentences):

- Strong work ethic

- Ability to work well independently and in a team

- Received highest grade on Senior Thesis

- Adept at overcoming new challenges

- Native English Speaker

- Intermediate Spanish

Do I need to have the "lo" or can I just say: Nunca he conocido a él? If I need the "lo" what is the rule behind this? Thank you in advance for the help!

So normally when I make instant mashed potatoes I just add powdered garlic to give it a garlic flavor. However, I have a whole bunch of garlic cloves I need to used. How would I use them to give garlic flavor to instant mashed potatoes. The only thing I can think of is to boil a bunch of cloves in the water I am going to use to make the potatoes. Will this work? How many cloves? If its not a good idea, give me another idea.

Every single British person I have ever met smells like this.

So, this is not a troll question at all. I am a Libertarian for the most part (though I do disagree with hardcore Libertarians on some issues), and I read many informative websites that give me "free market/Libertarian" commentary on economic issues (both current and historic). However, it is my goal to ensure that I am getting my information from all perspectives (left, right, and center) so that I can come as close to the facts as I possibly can (I believe all information is biased to one degree or another). Whatever my perspective is on an issue, I never want to be under informed/misinformed. I also thinks it helps to limit, not eliminate, the natural bias everyone falls victim to. I read many Libertarian sites such as www.mises.org, economicpolicyjournal.com, zerohedge.com along with others. I am looking for similar sites that can provide me with the liberal perspective/viewpoint (preferably from someone with an economics background who can get into the more advanced issues, factors, and data. Haha I'm an economics nerd so I love all of that no matter the perspective). I already read Paul Krugman, so I am looking for other perspectives. Who knows? If the material is convincing enough I may become a Liberal. Highly doubtful, but here is your chance to try and convert someone who will read these sites with an open mind.

P.S. I am interested in sites dealing with current events, but I would also like any sites that have lots of free literature available. I love mises.org because they have tons of famous books on economics by authors such as Ludwig Von Mises and Murray Rothbard available to download and print for free.

P.P.S I think its worth it for you as a Liberal to check out www.mises.org. At the very least you will have a better understanding of the arguments for free markets which will give you a leg up in a debate against someone who is pro free market. Since I am an economics nerd I tend to have an unfair advantage against my liberal friends who don't have the time to do in depth research on economic issues (certainly this happens the other way around as well if a Liberal Economics "nerd" debates and average conservative who is also limited in their available time to do in depth research).

So I have an Acer aspire one netbook, which I love. However, recently I have had trouble connecting to my home Wifi sometimes. Sometimes it just won't connect at all and sometimes it connects but then disconnects 20 seconds later. I don't have this problem with any other Wifi networks which led me to believe that it was something with the Wifi network. However, no one else in my house has this issue with their laptops and my iphone never has this issue either. So I can't tell which side the issue is on or what the problem could be. Does anyone have any insight into this?

So I have been working on something really important and have been awake for about 40 hours. I only need to make it until around 2-3 this afternoon and I will be able to sleep for as long as I need/want to after that. I know its not healthy to stay up this long, so please keep that type of advice to a minimum (unless you feel you really need me to hear it). I am drinking coffee to stay awake and I have plenty of energy from that so there is no issue with energy or staying awake. However, I am having some difficulty focusing when I have to deal with some of the more detail oriented things I need to get done. Is there anything LEGAL and widely available (I am in Chile in S.A.) which I could take to give me 10-12 hours of better focus? Caffeine gives me the energy but I still feel spaced out which makes things more difficult, and thus take more time to complete which leads to more time before I can sleep. So if you are worried about me staying awake this long... the more you can help me focus the quicker I will go to sleep.

I'm just wondering what would cause more damage to an engine: Gas in a Diesel Engine or Diesel in a Gas Engine. Don't worry I'm not thinking about doing this. Nor have I done this in the past (you would have to be pretty stupid to screw it up in both directions). I just tend to think of weird questions like this.

I have a student who is studying to be a Lawyer and does an internship with a very big Law Firm. Her English is Advanced as far as listening and reading comprehension and Upper Intermediate for Speaking and Writing. The institute I work for did a diagnostic for her to start which told me her specific grammar weaknesses. I taught her all of those diagnosed areas of grammar weakness, as well as some that I noticed during our classes, and she knows them and can use them quite well now. I have her for 3 hours a day (in a row) 5 days a week and outside of the conversation, reading related legal documents and answering questions/summarizing, I am running out of ideas of what to do to keep the class varied and interesting. Does anyone have any suggestions/ideas for innovative/interesting activities to do with her than would provide value to a Lawyer in training? Please don't just say legal vocab, we are studying that already. I would be interested in any games/activities that I could work the legal vocab into for practice, but I would also appreciate activities that address Grammar, Pronunciation, Fluency/Have her talk more naturally, quickly, and smoothly. I am looking for activities that get her talking and/or writing. Thank you in advance. She essentially knows all of the grammar and its rules we just need to practice them for consistency and to get rid of some incorrect grammar habits she has gotten into.

I teach English in Chile and I am currently teaching a soon to be lawyer. She speaks English quite well, but she does not know the English word for most of the legal terms she uses in Spanish. I am looking for a list (as many as possible) of legal terms in English with their Spanish translation. She is a corporate lawyer if that makes any difference.

So I have a table top fan in my room and when the light is on in my room the rotating blades just look like the normal black blur you would expect. However, when I turn the light of and just have my tv on I get the effect where you can see the individual blades and they look like they are turning relatively slow. What is the physics etc... behind that?

I was thinking of how every last name I have heard of is used by more than one family. I was wondering if there is a last name out there which only one family in the entire world uses. It is okay if its a very large extended family so long as everyone who has that last name is related to some degree or another. For instance I know there are a lot of people with the last name Rothschild, but I think there are other families that are completely unrelated which use the name Rothschild. Clans or tribes don't count unless everyone is related by blood/marriage. Also none of that mess how all humans are related as we came from the same place. I know its true but, it doesn't count for what I am looking for.

I am taking an online spanish course and when the person asks where something is they say Donde esta el bano? The person responds Es la primera puerta a la derecha. Why would the verb switch from estar to ser?

I will be moving to Chile at the start of October. I have a month long TEFL course so I will be looking for work teaching english in November. I have heard it can be slow in January and February. Will I be able to find work (at least 5-10 hours a week) teaching in November?

ella les esta ensenando chino a las ninas.

I will be in Chile (likely Santiago or La Serena) for a year or more. I am a 22 year old male from the U.S. I was just wondering what Chileans around my age do when they go out/party? Differences and similarities between the U.S.?

I'm looking for one in the Providencia area.

I am moving abroad were there are alot of areas that only have ATM machines that accept Master Card. I have always used Visa by default as that was what my bank PNC issues me. I don't know anything about Mastercard. What big banks like PNC issue Master Card?