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The letter "k" is rarely seen in Spanish. What is the origin of Spanish words containing a *k*? Are most recent loanwords from modern languages, influences from older languages (Latin or Greek), or... more

#EnglishI notice that native Spanish speakers often leave off accents in writing. Outside the context of edited material, it almost seems like accent pedantry is the sign of someone who has... more

- What's the origin/etymology of these words? The only one that I know and it is common is `reloj`. - Are there any others recognized by the RAE?

In some languages, there are different spelling standards in different major dialects. For example:- **British English / American English** - colour, aluminium / color, aluminum- [**Catalan /... more

I see both "aquel" and "aquél" used in similar context and was wondering if there is any difference in meaning of those two words.

Why is "Enrique", even though its 'r' position is at the middle of a word, pronounced as a double "r"? What are the orthographic rules you need to know to determine if an "r" must be pronounced as... more

There are many cases where English uses capital letters (e.g. January) but Spanish uses lowercase (e.g. *enero*). Grammar or orthography books have long lists of all the cases where capital letters... more

I've noticed that the word Usted can be abbreviated at least 2 ways, the most common of which being Ud. and Vd. to my knowledge. I see how Ud. makes perfect sense, but why is a `V` used instead of... more