You're welcome. And thanks for having corrected "estar"; I would have had made the same error.

@martinillo, thanks much for the link to the grammar notes! They look very useful, but I still need to study the forms like “se me ha olvidado” more. (Like I’ve already said, grammar’s gonna kill me. ;) )

@mgirll, estoy optando por estar optimista sobre SpanishPod y La Clave. Claro que son JP y Esti increíblemente talentosos, y que SpanishPod ha sido formado por las manos de los dos, pero además SpanishPod no es simplemente JP, Esti, Leo, o Liliana.  Creando algo, a mí es muy importante asegurarse que sea capaz de seguir y incluso crecer sin sus creadores originales. Lo que vale la pena tendrá su propria vida, y me parece que lo tenga SpanishPod.

@mgirll, I’m choosing to be optimistic about SpanishPod and La Clave. JP & Esti are definitely incredibly talented, and SpanishPod has been shaped at both their hands, but then again SpanishPod isn’t just JP, Esti, Leo, or Liliana. Creating something, I’d say it’s very important to be sure that it’s capable of continuing and even growing without the original creators. Anything that’s really worth it will have a life of its own, and it seems that SpanishPod has that.

(Vale, seguro que he hecho errors. ¡Por favor corregidme! ;) )

flynn: Well, I don't find many errores. ;) (Difficult translation!) I don't know whether "noticias" is the best translation, I would have used "notas" or "apuntes".

Bueno, supongo que estas notas no son muy útiles para ti porque tienes un nivel mucho más alto. :)

Well, I assume that these notes are not very useful for you because you are on a much higher level. :)

Yo no estoy tan optimista sobre el futuro de SpanishPod. Pero bueno, creo que tendremos suficiente tiempo para preocuparnos. :)

I'm not that optimistic about the future of SpanishPod. But well, I think we will have sufficient time to worry. :)

I agree totally with Donperigo. I’ve actually found the subjunctive [ which I was “terrified of” previously ] to be rather tame now, compared to the subject of reflexive verbs.

Reflexive verbs are one part of the subject of pronominal verbs.

I think the Spanish “Se” was put on earth to punish me. I have been battling it for over a year now. I have looked through just about every Spanish grammar book on the market. “Se” [ I’ll refer to all reflexive verbs including me, te etc as “se” to save typing ] is either covered too simplisticly or in way too much depth for a beginner like me.

The classic text by Butt and Benjamin can be “hard going” when reading about pronominal verbs [ and is expensive ].

Then I found this great little paperback book by John Butt [ Of B+B fame ] simply called Spanish Grammar.

Under the “verbs’ section, there is a section on The Passive and Pronominal [ including reflexive verbs ]. It neatly breaks up the whole business into little groups [ “The glass broke itself on me”,  “You’ve eaten a WHOLE pizza” etc. ].

I have yet to find anything better.

You can buy second hand copies off the Internet very cheaply.

“Se” is no longer the “monster under the bed” for me now !!

Cheers

Dave

Lili

I love the expression "...how much water to put for the amount of formula and the amount of baby.." !!

I've never heard it put like a cake recipe before...."Take one baby......"

Congratulations to all you guys on an excellent product. I can see that you put a lot thought into each of these lessons. It is not easy to make little stories that are entertaining and informative. I put on SpanishPod first thing each morning, and always get a little chuckle at something that is said.

Dave