http://www.theworld.org/2012/07/spaniards-to-save-illegal-hotel/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spaniards-to-save-illegal-hotel Global Perspectives for an American Audience Tue, 12 Feb 2013 14:49:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://www.theworld.org/2012/07/spaniards-to-save-illegal-hotel/comment-page-1/#comment-26770 Jacob Davies Sat, 08 Dec 2012 18:23:00 +0000 http://www.theworld.org/?p=128578#comment-26770 Barclay, I think you yourself may have made some spelling mistakes in your own writing so don't be a hypocrite. Barclay, I think you yourself may have made some spelling mistakes in your own writing so don’t be a hypocrite.

]]> http://www.theworld.org/2012/07/spaniards-to-save-illegal-hotel/comment-page-1/#comment-25056 Barclay Edmundson Thu, 05 Jul 2012 20:02:00 +0000 http://www.theworld.org/?p=128578#comment-25056 Mr. Hadden:  In your report you state: " On the one hand officials say the law needs more teeth so that folks don’t flaunt it."  Unless you mean that the law needs change to keep proud locals from bragging about it, I suggest that you may have intended to use the verb "flout," rather than "flaunt."  This is a common confusion, but the two words have distinct meanings.  "Flaunt" means to show off; "flaut" means to defy or show contempt for. Mr. Hadden:  In your report you state: ” On the one hand officials say the law needs more teeth so that folks don’t flaunt it.”  Unless you mean that the law needs change to keep proud locals from bragging about it, I suggest that you may have intended to use the verb “flout,” rather than “flaunt.”  This is a common confusion, but the two words have distinct meanings.  “Flaunt” means to show off; “flaut” means to defy or show contempt for.

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