by Patrick Jackson | Aug 17, 2015 | Intermediate Spanish
First of all, I want to remind you that I insist that English is NOT easier to learn than Spanish. Spanish is easier to learn than English. But in this blog post, I will cover some of the reasons that people say English is easier to learn. Some people argue that...
by Patrick Jackson | Aug 16, 2015 | Intermediate Spanish
One of the most frequently asked questions that I hear from Spanish-language learners is “how do I take my Spanish to the next level?” And one of the most frequent answers is “make friends with someone who is a native Spanish speaker.” That may...
by Patrick Jackson | Aug 14, 2015 | Intermediate Spanish
First of all, I want to start out by letting you know that I insist that English is NOT easier to learn than Spanish. Spanish is easier to learn than English. But today I want to talk about why some people disagree with me. Many native Spanish speakers have told me...
by Patrick Jackson | Jul 29, 2015 | Intermediate Spanish
This blog post is actually from an email that I sent to my newsletter subscribers where I tried to play devil’s advocate and argue that Spanish has more words – despite the fact that linguists say that the English language has more words. After I sent an...
by Patrick Jackson | Jul 29, 2015 | Intermediate Spanish
In my last email, I said that I would make my last and final argument why I insist that Spanish has more commonly used words than English. Well here it goes . . . Let’s compare the Spanish verb “hablar” with the English word with the same meaning (to...
by Patrick Jackson | Jul 13, 2015 | Intermediate Spanish
I got a ton of emails from readers who completely disagreed with my statement that “the Spanish language has more words than the English language.” One reader wrote: “Patrick, you have to be kidding. If I include scientific words the English language...
