Si no o sino catala

Si no como

Sino is an adversative conjunction written as a single word and is mainly used to contrast one concept with another: “No estudia, sino que trabaja”, while si no introduces a conditional sentence: “Si no estudias, no aprobarás”.

It is very common to read in the media wrong spellings such as “Sino lo hubiera intervenido lo intervenido el juez, se habrían autorizado las obras” or “El secretario general no fue expulsado, si no que dimitió” when it would have been appropriate to write “Si no hubiera intervenido el juez, se habrían autorizado las obras” or “El secretario general no fue expulsado, sino que dimitió”.

The locution en torno, which means ‘about’, ‘around’, ‘in relation to’ or ‘approximately’ and is written in two words, should not be confused with the noun entorno, which means ‘environment’, ‘that which surrounds’, and is written in one word.

This is an error that is repeated with some frequency, as in these news items referring to the outbreak of Escherichia coli in Germany: “The food scare caused by the outbreak of E. coli can generate losses of around 300 million euros to the Valencian cooperatives of summer fruits and vegetables”; “Producers blame the halt in sales to the alarm generated around cucumbers”.

What a catalan

I believe that, at the present time, the certain disaffection that exists towards Catalan on the part of the citizens is largely due to the use of the Catalan language as a weapon on the part of the pro-independence sector. They have managed to get a language, a culture as beautiful as Catalan, to be identified with a political movement.

And then they throw their hands up in the air because today’s young people speak less and less Catalan. If there is a disenchantment towards politics on the part of young people, it is normal that they also have a disenchantment towards Catalan, because they have managed to make the language not a culture but a politics.

But use in spanish

These “ad extra” actions of the Administrations are expressly mentioned in Article 105 of the Constitution, which establishes that the Law shall regulate the hearing of citizens, directly or through the organizations and associations recognized by the Law, in the procedure for the preparation of the administrative provisions that affect them, as well as the procedure through which administrative acts must be produced, guaranteeing, when appropriate, the hearing of the interested parties.

In accordance with the constitutional framework described above, this Law regulates the minimum rights and guarantees that correspond to all citizens with respect to administrative activity, both in terms of the exercise of the power of self-regulation and of the regulatory power and legislative initiative.

There are several relevant legislative precedents in this matter. The legislator has made the concept of administrative procedure evolve, adapting the form of action of the Administrations to the historical context and the social reality of each moment. Apart from the well-known Azcárate Law of October 19, 1889, the first complete regulation of the administrative procedure in our legal system is contained in the Administrative Procedure Law of July 17, 1958.

To be and to be in catalan

Every obstacle that arises on this planet is an opportunity to grow and transcend our way of thinking differently, or an excuse to go back to the belief that we are stuck.

Accept the challenge, don’t run away from the difficulty, face it with defiance and courage. Never be discouraged. Growing is a process that never ends and before each triumph you have to think, what new test accompanies it.

An applause for those who walk barefoot. For the one who laughs for no reason. For the one who looks with tired eyes. He who heals with his pain. He who loves without conditions. A round of applause for those who live, despite everything!

In this world there are only two types of people, those who sit under the tree of life waiting for the fruit to fall into their hands; and those of us who once and for all, we are ready to take the fruit we want and wish for.

Every day life gives you a new opportunity to start over, change and create a different destiny. And it is not life’s fault if you decide to fill this new moment with pains, anxieties and worries of the past.