Jaime Soto

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bio	website	linkedin.com/in/jaimesoto
	location	Orlando, FL
	age	31
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	seen	Apr 29 at 17:32
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I develop terrain and structural modeling software tools for simulation and gaming.

	804 reputation	bio	website	linkedin.com/in/jaimesoto	visits	member for	2 years, 7 months
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Dec 10	comment	Pronunciation of “Wiki” I agree with @nohat: these are borrowed words, not mispronunciations. Should we consider the Spanish estándar for standard or the Japanese アイスクリーム (aisu kurīmu) for ice cream as mispronunciations of English?
Dec 10	accepted	Are there any examples of cross-language redundancy (e.g. “kielbasa sausage”)?
Dec 10	accepted	Foreign words reborrowed back into English
Dec 10	comment	What are the important differences between Canadian and American (USA) English? What are you talking aboot?
Dec 10	comment	How do American dialects differ? It is common to hear the 408, the 417, and the 528 in the Orlando area for the East-West Expressway, Greenway Expressway, and Beachline Expressway. However, it is awkward to hear the X for non-expressway state roads, U.S. roads, or interstates, e.g. the 50 instead of 50, the 17-92 instead of 17-92, or the 4 instead of I-4.
Dec 7	comment	Are there any examples of cross-language redundancy (e.g. “kielbasa sausage”)? What type of shirt is it? Is the chert portion derived from English?
Dec 3	comment	Are there any examples of cross-language redundancy (e.g. “kielbasa sausage”)? +1 For that great Wikipedia link.
Dec 3	comment	Foreign words reborrowed back into English Could someone with enough reputation please mark this question as a community wiki?
Dec 3	asked	Foreign words reborrowed back into English
Dec 2	comment	Are there any examples of cross-language redundancy (e.g. “kielbasa sausage”)? Maybe if we called it "book of the Biblos," the Greek word for book.
Dec 2	comment	Are there any examples of cross-language redundancy (e.g. “kielbasa sausage”)? Another jewel from that area is Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim: The Angels Angels of Anaheim.
Dec 2	asked	Are there any examples of cross-language redundancy (e.g. “kielbasa sausage”)?
Dec 2	comment	Is “alien” offensive? @Noldorin: I am offended your suggestion that all aliens are illegal immigrants. j/k
Dec 2	answered	Favourite untranslatables
Dec 2	comment	Favourite untranslatables The Spanish vuelta and plaza fit in that sentence the same way as the Greek volta and plaka. Could these Spanish words come from Greek through Latin?
Nov 30	comment	What does the phrase “good for you” mean? I have noticed an odd use case for this expression in informal speech here in Florida. When I mention that I have helped someone (economically, in a task, etc) I sometimes get the reply good for you! The word usage makes it sound like I am being mocked for showing off my generosity yet the tone does not seem to express sarcasm.
Nov 21	accepted	Pronunciation of “Paraguay”
Nov 14	awarded	Nice Question
Nov 12	comment	Pronunciation of “Paraguay” Wiktionary shows that Paraguay is pronounced as /ˈpæɹ.ə.ɡwaɪ/ and /ˈpæɹ.ə.ɡweɪ/ in the UK and /ˈpɛɹ.ə.ɡweɪ/, /ˈpæɹ.ə.ɡweɪ/, and /ˈpɛɹ.ə.ɡwaɪ/ in the US. I still want to know if there is a preferred pronunciation per region.
Nov 12	asked	Pronunciation of “Paraguay”