aterrizar: to land, to touch down
aterrorizar: 1: to terrify 2: to terrorize
Another example of why spelling is important in any language. Omar Osama Bin Laden aterrizó ayer en el aeropuerto madrileño. He landed at the Barajas airport. He did not terrorize it.
Spain will decide soon whether or not he can stay.
BBC has what seems like a current picture of him. No more rastas.
about me
- Cassidy Shearrer
- After spending a year abroad in Madrid, I am back in my hometown to finish school. I am trying to finish my studies in Journalism and Spanish & get the hell outta dodge. In the meantime, here are my observations on globalization, language and the international community.
1 comment:
I never realized about those two words being so close!
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