Dog cemetary

Dipthongs, Grafitti, a study in optimism.

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January 21st 2008
I thought looking up dipthongs in my reference book would help. It didn't. My waitress asked me if I had been helped. "Atendieron" sounded like "atendiron." My guide says the "i" is a weak vowel and "e" is a strong vowel. A weak vowel combined with a strong vowel into one syllable is a dipthong. The way I say "atendieron" makes five syllables. The way she said the word made four. I don't k ... read more

South America » Chile » Santiago Region » Santiago

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Prior to the coming of the Spanish in the 16th century, northern Chile was under Inca rule while Araucanian Indians inhabited central and southern Chile; the latter were not completely subjugated until the early 1880s. Although Chile declared its ind... ... read more