¡ Your Subjunctive Worries Are Over !

Question

Ya no tienes que preocuparte del subjunctivo horroroso gracias a esta maquína nueva. Faldaquína Inc tiene mucho placer en presentar el fabuloso ‘Subjunctivor’. Facíl y cómoda para llevar alrededor de tu cuello, esta maquína lista peude ‘sentir’ el humor de tus coversaciones incluso antes que tú mismo. Un momentito antes de equivocarte en usar el indicativo en lugar del subjunctive, este aparato suena una alarma, ‘¡ beeeep !’, y luego sabes, subjunctivo, jeje. Para personas con un problema más grande con el subjunctivo es así posible eligir la opción ‘¡ shock !’ que hace un pequeño choque electrónico en la nuca si hablas una palabra incorrecta (no se incluyen las pilas)...

You need no longer worry about the ghastly subjunctive thanks to this new device. Faldaquína Inc are pleased to present the amazing ‘Subjunctivor’. Easy to use and comfortable to wear around the neck, this clever device can actually 'sense' the mood of your conversations even before you yourself. The moment before you are about to put your foot in it by using the indicative instead of the subjunctive, this gadget sounds an alarm, 'beeeep !!!', and voilà, you know it's subjunctive-time ... For folk with an even bigger subjunctive problem you can even choose the 'shock' option which sends a little electric shock into the back of your neck whenever you use the wrong word (batteries not included)...

:) - ian-hill, Aug 11, 2015

Hola, amigo. Would you mind adding the English? :) - rac1, Aug 11, 2015

Awesome, Gutsy! And it really does help when you add the English in your entries. - Sassette, Aug 11, 2015

I think "subjunctivator" would sound better were it my invention ;-) - Jubilado, Aug 11, 2015

...You have been showing signs of some graphic capabilities. Way to go! :) - Sassette, Aug 11, 2015

The shock treatment reminds me of the first Ghost Buster's movie. jejeje - rac1, Aug 11, 2015

Um, I'll put this on my wish list... the wish list of N O T wanting to get shocked! lol It would go off like the Operation Game for me. - katydew, Aug 12, 2015

Answer 1

People have enough fear of speaking Spanish while learning without the fear of Shock therapy. For your next version you need a speech synthisizor (sp) that can provide the correct subjunctive form in the ear of the user.

Since almost everyone wears an earplug these days no one will be the wiser.

Gutsy's (Falda) got it right with this thread because this subjunctive stuff has driven me craaaaaazy :) - Sassette, Aug 11, 2015

Answer 2

Subjunctivor

maybe

Subjunctivivor

Update

So when

"this gadget sounds an alarm, 'beeeep !!!', and voilà, you know it's subjunctive-time wink"

You then say

"Excuse me I need to have a look in this 1000 page book for the correct subjunctive before I answer you".

...it's in the beta-test phase ;-) - Faldaesque, Aug 11, 2015

Answer 3

I'll start group therapy for the survivors of The Subjunctivor.

lol - Sassette, Aug 12, 2015

:) - ian-hill, Aug 12, 2015

Answer 4

Does this mean you're a shock jock now, Falda?

:) - ian-hill, Aug 12, 2015

Answer 5

An adapted anti-bark device , I take it? Very good idea, but I prefer rewards, otherwise I'll keep mum forevermore..

Answer 6

Whatever you call it, I'll take two. One is for my son who will be taking Spanish again at school this year. The other is for me and my wife...

Do they come in Italian and French versions as well/

I'm sure, shocjks are easily applied! - annierats, Aug 11, 2015