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I typed in "El otro" to start a sentence in Spanish, and Microsoft word corrected it to "Otro". Why is "el otro" considered incorrect grammar in Spanish?

There are times when "el otro" or "la otra" are incorrect. This is when you are using them in a sentence as the word "another". "Quiero otra galleta" = "I want another cookie", this is correct grammar. "Quiero la otra galleta" = "I want the other cookie", if you asked this, the person might look at you like "What other cookie? There is only one kind here".
Well, that is the best I can explain it. Hope it helps you!

I was reading up attempting to improve my Spanish grammar, and stumbled upon this.

Decir-Digo, Dices, Dice, ect

If the tu form is dices, how come we say "No le DIGAS a nadie? Or No me DIGAS eso? why isnt it dices?

the subjunctive tense is used when you are talking about something you hope for or are not sure amount. It exists in English but we don’t use it much.

"No le dices" is "You don’t tell him." (you are just saying how it is.)

"No le digas!" is "Don’t tell him," (It is a command, you are expressing what you want me to do.)

In English.

"You aren’t a liar." (I am telling you what you are.)
"Don’t be a liar," (I am making a request… you dont say "Don’t are a liar")

Subjunctive is like: Hacer - Haga
Future of Hacer in El/Ella/Ud. form is Hacera (accent on the a)

I thought subjunctive could be used for the future so… what is the difference!?

Firstly, the future of "hacer" is "haré/harás/hará" etc, not "hacerá", which does not exist in Spanish.

As for how to use the subjunctive, take a look here:

http://www.dur.ac.uk/m.p.thompson/subjunctive.htm

i have oxford book with english grammar and exercises and it’s really good so i’d like to have one with spanish grammar…
thx in advance…:)

Maybe one of these will be helpful:

http://www.newfreedownloads.com/find/grammar.html

http://www.spanishspanish.com/

http://www.berlitzbooks.com/catalog/berlitz_downloadable.php

http://stores.lulu.com/spanishtown

http://www.filesweb.com/grammar/

I am a girl if i wanted to say I am very active would I say
Soy muy activa
and not activo?
please help me!

ACTIVA THE A AT THE END IS FOR GIRLS

Are there any add-ins for Microsoft word, that spell checks Spanish and checks Spanish grammar. Like how it does spell and grammar check for English words on word. If there are what is the link of the add-in.
The add-in has to be free.
I am using Word 2007

If you have the English version, you already have Spanish proofing tools. You have to install them, usually from the Office CD. After you do that, do the following:

1.Click the Office button in the upper-left corner.
2.Click the Word Options button.
3.Click the Proofing tab.
4.Check Check Spelling As You Type.
5.Check Mark Grammar Errors As You Type.
6.Check Check Grammar With Spelling. Note the Settings button. With this, you can select or deselect many nit-picking checks.
7.Make sure Hide Spelling Errors In This Document is UNchecked.
8.Make sure Hide Grammar Errors In This Document is UNchecked.
9.Click OK.

And to make sure spell checking isn’t turned off for any section of the document:

1.Press CTRL/A to select the entire document.
2.Click the Review tab on the Ribbon.
3.In the Proofing section, click Set Language.
4.Uncheck Do Not Check Spelling Or Grammar.
5.Click the Default button. (To make this change permanent.)
6.Click Yes in the message box.
7.Click OK.

Hope that helps.

spanish.about.com

donquijote.com

studyspanish.com (if that doesn’t work try learnspanish.com)

They’re all really good.

i need 5 grammar rules and a reason why they are illogical
what about some other ones.

That the h is not pronounced

should i learn spanish phrases before spanish grammar?

It might help to know some basic phrases, because often they can help you learn the grammar. If you know how to say "how are you" and things like that, when you start learning verbs and tenses, you can go back and be like "hey, I’ve seen this before! an example of this verb/tense/etc is in that phrase I know!!" so in other words, yes, I think it would be helpful to know some basic Spanish phrases first.

I’m planning an Adv. Spanish grammar class intended for majors and minors (university level, approximately 6th-7th semester of study). Students of Spanish, what would you like to learn in such a class? What’s difficult for you?
Mil gracias por vuestras sugerencias!

I took AP Spanish Language last year, which I’m guessing was about the same level as your class will be. One of the most valuable/interesting things we did was a unit on false cognates and things that don’t translate well from Spanish to English. For example, we learned that aplicarse isn’t the right verb when you’re talking about applying to college, all the different ways to say "become" in different contexts (hacerse, convertirse en), other things like that. We also learned lots of common phrases and idioms, which was very useful in conversation as well as writing for the AP exam.