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Forum: Grammar March 19, 2024, 03:07 PM
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Posted By wrholt
My proofreading wasn't that great when I stopped...

My proofreading wasn't that great when I stopped working on a previous reply: I meant to say "differences of preposition usage". That's what I get for writing responses after staying up longer than I...
Forum: Grammar March 16, 2024, 09:28 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 366
Posted By wrholt
"Split a string by words" doesn't sound as...

"Split a string by words" doesn't sound as natural to me as "split a string into words".

"Split a string into words" describes the end result of splitting a string. "Split a string by words"...
Forum: Grammar March 15, 2024, 05:54 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 366
Posted By wrholt
I would say that I split the string on spaces (or...

I would say that I split the string on spaces (or at spaces)* in order to split it into words, but only when talking about strings that are similar to your example string, which contains only...
Forum: Vocabulary November 03, 2023, 11:47 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 993
Posted By wrholt
I haven't found anything specific about the...

I haven't found anything specific about the expression "correr por parte de", but based on the context I think one could translate the phrase "su traslado desde Santiago hasta la finca corría por...
Forum: Grammar October 16, 2023, 10:32 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,125
Posted By wrholt
From my web searches, it looks like correr con la...

From my web searches, it looks like correr con la cuenta means "to take responsbility for something" or "bear the cost of something". In the context of being at a bar in the US, a possible equivalent...
Forum: Vocabulary September 14, 2023, 10:06 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,519
Posted By wrholt
Yes, to me it sounds like she says "más juerte"....

Yes, to me it sounds like she says "más juerte". However, I also assume that her intended meaning is "más fuerte". It may be part of her non-native accent: the news report states that her first...
Forum: Translations September 03, 2023, 09:22 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 983
Posted By wrholt
Typical equivalents in English of the relative...

Typical equivalents in English of the relative pronouns el/la/los/las/lo que include "that which...", "he/she/they/those that/who..." and "the one/ones that/who...". These pronouns have gender and...
Forum: Grammar August 26, 2023, 08:47 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,125
Posted By wrholt
Yes, the 'personal a' here is correct. When the...

Yes, the 'personal a' here is correct. When the direct object is a known or identifiable person or personified thing using 'personal a' is generally required.
Forum: Grammar August 20, 2023, 11:01 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 504
Posted By wrholt
The verb ingeniar, the expression ingeniárselas,...

The verb ingeniar, the expression ingeniárselas, and the expression ingeniárselas para mean different things: they are not interchangeable.

ingeniar = invent, devise, think up, come up with...
Forum: Grammar August 10, 2023, 02:21 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,684
Posted By wrholt
No, this is a different usage that is typically...

No, this is a different usage that is typically called "no fault se" or "accidental se" in English.

This pattern is often used with several verbs. If you search "no fault se" in the forums here in...
Forum: Vocabulary August 03, 2023, 02:12 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,051
Posted By wrholt
He aquí can also mean "here is", as in your...

He aquí can also mean "here is", as in your sentence from El Conjugador.

It is used in modern Spanish, and I think it is used more often in contexts where some degree of formal language is...
Forum: Grammar July 19, 2023, 10:40 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,079
Posted By wrholt
This is an interesting passage, and I hope that...

This is an interesting passage, and I hope that AdA or another native speaker offers their opinion. However, I perceive the sentence in question as describing Pascal's behavior during the period of...
Forum: Grammar July 16, 2023, 04:57 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,587
Posted By wrholt
Something else to consider about your original...

Something else to consider about your original English text, "I would agree if the plot was more complex."

When I was in high school in the US during the 1970s, my English teacher would have...
Forum: Introductions June 26, 2023, 04:45 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 4,380
Posted By wrholt
Welcome to the forums!

Welcome to the forums!
Forum: Grammar June 20, 2023, 11:10 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 752
Posted By wrholt
"No tienes de qué preocuparte" = "You have...

"No tienes de qué preocuparte" = "You have nothing to worry about."

"No tienes que preocuparte" = "You don't have to worry."

"Tener que" and "tener de qué" are not synonymous expressions, and...
Forum: Grammar June 07, 2023, 11:09 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 718
Posted By wrholt
For the first one, the subject of "acabaran" is...

For the first one, the subject of "acabaran" is plural: his sister and the Frenchman. One of them is the speaker of the preceding sentence.

For the second one, "pese a que..." is similar to "a...
Forum: Grammar May 04, 2023, 11:29 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 756
Posted By wrholt
I have an opinion on your first question, and why...

I have an opinion on your first question, and why "mostrara" (imperfect subjunctive) rather than "muestre" (present subjunctive) or "mostró" (preterite): it will be interesting to learn what others...
Forum: Vocabulary April 11, 2023, 12:59 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,147
Posted By wrholt
A related term, also original coined by US...

A related term, also original coined by US military, is "fubar", which also is an acronym for "fouled up beyond all recognition".

"Fubar" (slightly respelled as "foobar") is also the source for a...
Forum: Grammar March 26, 2023, 12:48 AM
Replies: 53
Sticky: rr thingy
Views: 118,023
Posted By wrholt
Yup, I've heard that pronunciation a fair bit,...

Yup, I've heard that pronunciation a fair bit, too, and not only from Costa Ricans.

One of the textbooks for my university course in Spanish phonetics and phonology described a lot of regional...
Forum: Grammar March 24, 2023, 01:37 PM
Replies: 53
Sticky: rr thingy
Views: 118,023
Posted By wrholt
Regarding how Puerto Ricans pronounce Puerto...

Regarding how Puerto Ricans pronounce Puerto Rico, I mostly have heard /puel-to xi-ko/; "r" before a consonant pronounced like 'l', and 'rr' pronounced like French or Brazilian Portuguese 'r',...
Forum: Grammar March 04, 2023, 09:14 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 1,018
Posted By wrholt
It's an old usage of the past subjunctive (or...

It's an old usage of the past subjunctive (or imperfect subjunctive) with the -ra endings as an equivalent of saying the modern pluperfect tense (lo) había golpeado = "had hit (him)".

In one of my...
Forum: Grammar February 21, 2023, 05:42 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 720
Posted By wrholt
Some Spanish adjectives have 4 distinct forms...

Some Spanish adjectives have 4 distinct forms that differ by gender and number (rojo/roja/rojos/rojas), some have 2 distinct forms that differ only by number (azul/azules), and some adjectives are...
Forum: Grammar February 20, 2023, 09:19 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 893
Posted By wrholt
Yes, vencida is the feminine equivalent of the...

Yes, vencida is the feminine equivalent of the masculine adjective vencido.

However, google translate indicates that de vencida is a set expression that usually means "overdue" and de vencido is a...
Forum: Grammar February 19, 2023, 03:36 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,388
Posted By wrholt
Yes, "I turned on his air conditioner..." is also...

Yes, "I turned on his air conditioner..." is also a reasonable translation.
Forum: Grammar February 19, 2023, 10:11 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 2,388
Posted By wrholt
Without additional context, it could be...

Without additional context, it could be understood as a "redundant" object pronoun referring to the direct object "el aire acondicionado". However, using "le" with "encender" and "lo" with "apagar"...
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