Try writing a letter to your Spanish friend about school life. Tu amigo te ha preguntado sobre la vida escolar en Inglaterra. (Your friend has asked about school life in England.) Escríbele sobre ...

but it was also useful for writers trying to save space on the page instead of writing the double "nn" every time.

On February 9, 1898, the contents of a seized Spanish letter caused an international scandal that fueled anti-Spanish and pro-war feelings in the United States. While in Washington in the middle ...