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I don't see the point of keeping this open.

Every policy-maker has been clear that for any legislation to be effective it has to be accompanied by practical work on the ground with children, young people, parents and families.

Thread closed and all the off-topic bickering deleted. Thank you Caonabo for the tributes to a cherished Dominican artist.

3 and 14. I am pleased because the subjunctive is one of my weak points.

Is this CDN1.com?

80% and good explanations for the wrong answers.

The "Atlantic coast" is what that region is called in Nicaragua. One of the towns she mentions, Siuna/Gold triangle are a few hours inland, but the region is still known as La Costa Atlántica.

This is misinformation spread by anti-vaxxers. https://thelogicalindian.com/fact-check/bill-gates-polio-vaccine-covid-19-gates-foundation-21270

If they introduced a network of designated cycle routes, as opposed to painting white lines on existing roads, guaranteed to take you all the way from A to B without having to negotiate vehicular traffic, but this is rare even in the most bicycle-friendly cities.

I understood that adverse effects in vaccines usually show up in the short term: this happened with the influenza jabs that caused narcolepsy and Guillain-Barré syndrome. Does anyone know of any vaccinations that had adverse effects in the longer term?

I've already rolled up my sleeve. I don't think there is much of a risk for me personally but even if there were, I am prepared to take it for the benefit of public health and the economy. I might even have volunteered for trials given the option.

Conuco is in the RAE but it's acknowledged to be a word found mainly in Dominican, Cuban and Venezuelan Spanish. I'd never heard it before I arrived in the DR. No one is saying that all Taino words that survive in the region have also made it into mainstream Spanish but the ones I listed most...

I am a cycling advocate and it was my sole mode of transport for about a decade until I moved to the DR. I lived in a cycling-friendly city in the UK with bike lanes and cycle routes. My workplace even provided showers and changing rooms as well as large bike sheds to encourage people to cycle...

Santo Domingo, same as the OP.

Not much point in keeping this open. There was some constructive discussion but it didn't last long.

Maybe you misunderstood me because the words I listed are very common across the Spanish-speaking world. Cacao, canoa, tabaco and barbacoa are all in the RAE and are universally used and understood. This article lists those and several others, some not so common, others just as common...

Huracán has been adopted into mainstream Spanish along with many other Taíno words. Cacao, canoa, tabaco, barbacoa, etc. P'allá is not exclusive to Caribbean Spanish. You hear it in some parts of Spain and Latin America too.

It's difficult to rationalise, but it could be for lack of economic alternatives or fear of social stigma/losing face as well as falling for the abuser's manipulations that destroy the victim's self-esteem to the point where she doesn't dare make the move. I know of cases where abusive spouses...

Mono/a can describe a person, an item of clothing, etc. ¡Qué mono/a! means something or someone is cute and you hear the expression a lot in Spain. Like ¡Qué lindo/a! You just have to watch TV shows or films from Spain to hear all the colourful expressions they use. There's also el quinto...

Several members of my husband's family did everything to discourage one of his nieces from giving up her university studies and moving in with her boyfriend when she was in her late teens. They were supporting her financially through her studies and also made sure she was using contraception. I...