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| Breaking Out of Beginner's Spanish | 
| Author: Joseph J. Keenan
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  104 reviews
Sales Rank: 8175
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 229
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 6 x 0.6
ISBN: 029274322X
Dewey Decimal Number: 468.2421
EAN: 9780292743229
ASIN: 029274322X
Publication Date: 1994
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Breaking Out of Beginner's Spanish August 29, 2008
GREAT BOOK!!!! Buy it if you are trying to advance from an intermediate speaker to an advanced speaker ... very useful
wonderful read of spanish grammar/usage August 22, 2008
Perhaps the only book dealing with spanish grammar I enjoyed reading. The author does a wonderful job of not bogging down in technical jargon while instilling the difference between knowing the technicalities of a language and being FLUENT in a language. It was profoundly helpful!!
The Best Spanish Reference Book for Middle to Advanced Speakers August 1, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is a book that I have been searching for. Most of the books I have come across only give very "stiff-sounding" vocabulary and idioms. The author of this book seems to be someone similar to me in how I learned Spanish; 10 years of school and college and then going to Spanish speaking countries and dating Spanish women. He is very good at explaining a lot of things that are culture related. For example, the difference between "nice" and "not so nice" people in Spanish are differentiated as buen educado and mal educado.
What I hate about most Spanish/English dictionaries is that words are not necessarily translated properly and I noticed that reverse lookup from the Spanish and the English sections sometimes don't correlate (saca puntos, which is pencil sharpener is incorrectly translated in the English section of many dictionaries to corta lapices). What I really find more valuable at my level is a Spanish dictionary with Spanish translations. This book is a valuable as that type of dictionary.
So far this is the best book I have found for my level of Spanish.
Spanish book March 26, 2008
2 out of 6 found this review helpful
My son is serving a Spanish speaking mission for our church. He is wanting to improve his Spanish and has asked for my help. He told me this book was recommended to him. He has thanked me for all the help I have sent him, so I assume this is a good help.
Helpful Book March 6, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I purchased this book when I was diving into learning the Spanish language. Although not fluent, this book is a tremendous reference source indicated which word to use when. I still use the book to this day. The author makes it interesting and fun. I'd recommend it to anyone wishing to explore and break out of their gringo culture. I've written my own book and I've included some Spanish dialog that is not "proper spanish" in it.
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