LAS LENGUAS INGLESA Y ESPAÑOLA de Delfín Carbonell

  Fernando Fernán Gómez (Lima, Perú, 1921-Madrid, España, 2007) was a film actor, playwright, novelist and scriptwriter. He is still a well-known icon of Spanish culture who left his imprint on the contemporary theater and film industry. The above apropos of my daughter´s visit. Lorraine Ladish ´s husband, Phillippe Diederich , a novelist in his own right ( Playing for the Devil´s Fire, Sofrito , for example), came with her. At one point we made an appointment with Ramón Luque , Spanish film director ( Historias de Lavapiés ), in Plaza de Colón, a rather large square with a statue of Columbus in the center. I suggested we meet near Fernando Fernán-Gómez theater . My son-in-law asked who he was. Phillippe Diederich is an educated, cultured man, whose knowledge of Spanish is superb, but who is not fully immersed in Spanish culture, contemporary, domestic, run-of-the-mill culture. Why should he be? So, we must put it bluntly: one thing is to know about Bolívar, San Martín, Panc...

TO SIT : Sentarse. To sit, sat, sat.  Sit here, please , Siéntate aquí, por favor. What he said did not sit well with me , Lo que dijo no me sentó bien.   What I ate didn't sit too wel l, Lo que comí no me sentó bien. Hacer de canguro, cuidar: Will you sit with my children this evening ? ¿Quieres hacer de canguro con mis niños esta tarde?  A babysitter es la/el "caguro" de los niños. Posar: The painter wants me to sit for him, El pintor quiere que pose para él. Todos dicen to sit down , innecesariamente, como en España se dice sube arriba y baja abajo. Sin emabargo to sit up es sentarse derecho en la silla, sin hacer chepa, joroba, que es malo para la espalda. TO SEAT : Sentar, tomar, dar asiento: The woman seated me next to her husband, La mujer me sentó al lado de su marido. Please, be seated , Por favor, tome asiento. This movie theater seats 200 persons, Este cine puede sentar -tiene aforo para- a 200 personas. A seat es un asiento: This seat is ve...