Proofread Your Work in .NET

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I can t say this enough: Proofread your work! And after you finish checking your writing, give your work to a second pair of eyes: a friend, a classmate, a relative anyone who s available! It s hard for one person to catch every mistake; it s even harder for that person to recognize every mistake You ve probably read the paper so many times that the errors have become unnoticeable Different eyes will read your work in a different way than you did, and a new reader will notice things that you missed To produce really exceptional work, you must give your writing a once-over before submitting it Proofreading takes so little time but makes all the difference in the world with your finished product

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ave you used a thesaurus lately A thesaurus is a wonderful tool that helps you write and speak without having to constantly repeat words When your vocabulary varies, your prose tends to flow instead of dragging along In some instances, if you re lucky, you ll find a word that has the exact meaning you re looking for But more often than not, the words you must choose from are very close in meaning to the word you want to replace, but don t communicate the precise idea you want to get across You make your selection by trying to preserve, as much as possible, the thought or idea you want to express Just like in English, you can describe actions or situations in Spanish by using different verbs, depending on the exact meaning you want to convey When you re learning a foreign language, picking up a good bilingual dictionary and reading the examples that show the subtle nuances in meaning will ensure that you select the verbs best suited to your needs In this chapter, I present 20 verbs in Spanish but only 10 English meanings These verbs are often misused because they have the same English meanings but different English connotations But not to worry I explain how you can determine which to use in any given situation

The verbs ser and estar always cause considerable confusion, because both verbs mean to be You use each of these verbs differently, however You use ser to express the following: An inherent characteristic or quality (one that probably won t change any time soon): Mi abuela es vieja (My grandmother is old) The identity of the subject: Mi padre es abogado (My father is a lawyer) The date, time, or place of an event: Es jueves (It s Thursday) Son las once (It s eleven o clock) D nde es el concierto (Where is the concert )

Origin and nationality: Ella es de Cuba (She is from Cuba) Ella es cubana (She is Cuban) Ownership: Es mi perro (It s my dog) Material: Es de oro (It s made of gold) An impersonal idea: Es f cil escribir en espa ol (It s easy to write in Spanish) On the other hand, you use estar to express Heatlh: C mo est s Estoy bien (How are you I m fine) Location, situation, or position: El diccionario est en la mesa (The dictionary is on the table) Temporary conditions or states: Ella est ocupada (She is busy) The present progressive tense (see 6): El ni o est durmiendo (The child is sleeping)

Both saber and conocer mean to know Saber expresses knowing how to do something or knowing a fact Conocer expresses knowing in the sense of being acquainted with a person, place, thing, or idea Note the differences in the following examples: Yo s hablar espa ol (I know how to speak Spanish) Ella sabe mi nombre (She knows my name) Sabemos el poema (We know the poem [by heart]) Yo conozco al se or L pez (I know Mr L pez) Conoces este libro (Do you know [Are you acquainted with] this book ) Conocemos el poema (We know [are acquainted with] the poem)