English is a funny language

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Everything will be ok

One of the things that I like the most when commuting in London is seeing the messages written on boards in some tube stations. Russel Square is the station that I use the most, frequently there is a different quote or message every day. I do not exactly remember what I was thinking, but I particularly liked this quote by John Lennon. Unfortunately, not every station has its own board, but whenever I see one I spend some time to read the message/quote.

 

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Studying languages is like

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My head is just thinking about IPA

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Things that disappear when you need them the most

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My first month living in London

Today is my 10th month living in the UK and my 1st one living in London. So far, I have experienced some interesting particularities worthy to mention.

*Accents in London are easier to understand than the Mancunian one
*London is far mooooooore expensive than Manchester
*It doesn’t rain/drizzle in London as much as it does in Manchester
*UCL is the best uni in London ♡
*No matter the day, Londoners live their lives in a rush
*There are events/festivals/activities almost every day
*Going to pubs/restaurants in west London is just out of my budget ):
*Pubs that belong to universities are the cheapest places to get drunk, sorry I meant to socialise 
To pub-crawl —> Compound verb made of a noun and a verb. Semantically speaking —> To get trashed and have a terrible hangover and a blackout the following day
*Do not meet anybody under the clock at Waterloo, it’s a trap,! It’s completely chaotic!
*You’re not a true Londoner if you don’t read the Metro or the London Evening Standard
*While commuting, one needs to take advantage of the time to do the weekly readings 
*Avoid getting into the central line, you can drown in your own sweat
*Hearing a tube train going round a corner is even worse than hearing a crying baby
*»Severe delays» is not the worst thing it can happen to you
*»Part suspended, severe delays» it is
*You must be a daredevil to get the tube in Clapham Common, it feels like walking on a cable car hahaha
*As a student you have so many perks, such as the free next day delivery by Amazon (6 months of student subscription)
*Oyster for students gives you 30% off the price of adult-rate travelcards
*Despite everything, London is a wonderful and lovely city to live in ♡♡♡

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La complejidad de Carlos Romero

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The reasons I did not want to study linguistics

Just before I decided that I wanted to study TESOL in the UK, I was having second thoughts for studying linguistics. Later, I realised that that decision was going to bring pain and suffering a long period of time hahahaha

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What Shakespeare play are you?

I know it’s a shame on me, but I have only read Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet.

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I miss you so much Baby

Nuevamente les comparto otra de las «joyas» que escribí hace algunos años, si mi inglés ahorita es culero y deficiente, ahora imagínenme hace varios lustros atrás hahahaha.

 

I miss you so much Baby because I love you with all my soul, if you wanna live with me in the future, I’ll be happy the rest of my life, moreover you are the perfect girl for me.

Do you really love me as I love you?

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