Last week, I went to Punta del Diablo with my boyfriend and my friends.
PDD is a beach in Uruguay. It's a very good place to relax (not in summer), because it's very small, very calm, there are no parties, no shops or big restaurants.
And it's really beautiful! We spent five days there.
When I was invited to the trip, I thought "Oh no, five days? We will fight, it won't work!". But everything was so good! Oh, an important detail: we went on a Kombi! Oh yeah, it was very funny and noisy!
We had a lot of fun... When we woke up, we walked, had chimarrão, went to the "mini market" (there were two!)... In the afternoon, we went to the beaches, but it was very cold. In the night we used to cook something, have some beer (or wine) and chat a lot. And we made private parties! But I didn't forget studing english, and when I listened to Beyoncé singing "If I WERE a boy" (her last song), I immediately thought "Why WERE? Why not WAS?".
Can you explain that? I couldn't, so I asked my friends and there was one who gave a good explanation. But he's not an english teacher, so I'm not sure about.
Juliana and Priscila/ Julia and Nahtielen: I can't see your blogs. I don't have a permission!
*How can I say Punta del Diablo in english??
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Hi Juliana!
ReplyDeleteI liked a lot your text!
You know, when I was a kid and lived in Uruguay, my family and I used to go to Punta del Diablo on vacations, I know every corner there! I agree with you, it is such a nice place, I miss it very much!
About your question, what I know is that in British English they use both, you can say "If I was a boy" or "If I were a boy"..
The funny thing is that Beyoncé is not British, she's American, so, I don't actually know if it is because of that..
Oh, Punta del Diablo would be something like "Tip of the Devil" or "Point of the Devil".. hehehe
Hugs and 'til Monday! \o
Firstly your text is really good, easy reading it's not boring.
ReplyDeleteAdding some information about the "If" thing.
I didn't know that there is a difference between British English and American English about it.
I knew that it was always 'if I were".
ABx
Hi Juliana......
ReplyDeleteIn Easter I went to Uruguay too.I visited the "Forte Santa Tereza" and the beaches "La moya" and "Cerro Chato". It was my first visit there. I thought very interesting, at night we went out, because all mights there were parties in the beach "La Moya". In the afternoon We enjoid to sleep ant meet the other places.
Our trip was very funny too, but a little tiring.
We went in a big gang, some friends went to visit "Punta del Diablo", they had the same impression of you.
Kisses Aline
Hi, Juliana. I like to travel and when you can do it with friends it is so good. Some weeks ago I went to my friend's farm. I really enjoyed. I could talk, watch movie and cook. It was very nice. Good text.
ReplyDeleteNow can you see my blog?
Hi Juliana
ReplyDeleteIt was a nice surprise reading your post, because PDD is a dear place to me - I've spent New Year's Day there for the last 4 years and some "Carnavais" too. I could "see" the beach by reading what you wrote.
Now, about IF+WERE: this is an exception when you use the past of to be and conditional sentences. However, some Grammars started including IF+WAS too. I myself prefer to follow the traditional rule for the moment.
Any questions, ask me in class, ok? See you!
Hii Ju! What days you had uh?! hehehe
ReplyDeleteI think sometimes is necessary to make a "pause" in our rotine and the best manner of doing this -for me- is travelling!
I have never gone to PDD but I'd like to go!
On my last vacation I went to São Borja and for this reason I went to Argentina too. I'll tell it in my blog one day! ;)
Very nice text! =D
Kisses for you!