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You see this in Spanish a lot too. Diaz is son of Diego, which is still a common enough name. But there seem to be many more examples where the corresponding name is now rather unc…

OP stated he was hoping for more supply, or at least leas demand relative to supply. I stated why that may not work out. I said nothing about supply declining more than demand.

Yes, high mortgage rates should temper demand somewhat, all else equal. But the effect may not be as large as you might expect given the increasing prevalence of all-cash buyers. U…

A new, modern Twinsen's Odyssey/Little Big Adventure. Looks like someone is working on it here[0], wish them all the best. https://twinsenslittlebigadventure.com/lba-new-name-twins…

The Spanish language uses the same word to signify "wife" and "handcuffs" (la esposa/las esposas).

Many of the examples make this article hard to take seriously. For example: > Your landlord is telling you what colors can be used for paint inside your apartment (if you live in a…

"Desde la puerta de La Crónica Santiago mira la avenida Tacna, sin amor: automóviles, edificios desiguales y descoloridos, esqueletos de avisos luminosos flotando en la neblina, el…

> Ray Dalio's radical transparency idea is one example May be worth to note that, as far as I know, radical transparency at Bridgewater does not extend to salaries. (Source: Was of…

I'm only aware of ELSA [1], which claims to give feedback on pronunciation, intonation, vocab and grammar (and possibly more). My wife has several friends who are non-native speake…

I can't reply directly to the poster who asked: > why wouldn't that apply to credit card debt? So I'll just leave an answer here. Credit cards, when they are issued to college-aged…

Many credits card have points/airline miles/other stuff you can earn with your purchases. So as long as (1) the bill doesn't add fees for using a credit card, and (2) you are payin…

I think you are right.

Women are, in general, hypergamous, meaning they are looking for men who are "above" them along some dimension: wealth, status, looks, education, etc. I can not find the link, but …

Yes, currently, but they are in the process of being sold (along with rest of Time Warner Media) to Discovery Inc.

I don't find it that odd. As I'm sure you know, there are fairly large differences in pronunciation. Larger than the differences between European and Latin American Spanish, for ex…

The Deliberate English channel has a couple videos on pronunciation: https://www.youtube.com/c/DeliberateEnglish/videos I am not affiliated, but know of it because of past particip…

I bombed more interviews than I can remember, mostly when I was a senior chemical engineering major in college looking for a my first job (more than a decade ago). We had numerous …