View Single Post
  #10  
Old July 14, 2010, 04:24 PM
AngelicaDeAlquezar's Avatar
AngelicaDeAlquezar AngelicaDeAlquezar is offline
Obsidiana
 
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Mexico City
Posts: 9,038
Native Language: Mexican Spanish
AngelicaDeAlquezar is on a distinguished road
#5: You're talking about a woman who is not very young and still looks good.
If you use "por", you make her age a cause for looking good, which makes no sense, since older women are supposed to look bad.
Check definition No. 5 of "para" at the DRAE.

#16: No, it's not idiomatic. It's a future action.
Check definition No. 24 of "por" at the DRAE.

#17: I'd use "por" then, which would mean that you're not sure about the exact date.

But as HernĂ¡n says, for passing exams, write what your teachers say is correct.
__________________
Ain't it wonderful to be alive when the Rock'n'Roll plays...
Reply With Quote