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Old April 21, 2014, 09:07 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Mexico City
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AngelicaDeAlquezar is on a distinguished road
Professions, occupations, working posts, etc., are always expressed with "ser".


- Soy estudiante en la Universidad Nacional.
- Mi tía es enfermera.
- El señor Ramírez es el nuevo gerente de ventas.
- José es ingeniero.
- La señora Sánchez es la dueña de este negocio.
- Somos amigos, pero también somos compañeros de trabajo.


My advice is forget about the permanent/temporary thing; this is the common source of most confusion. Take a look at the explanations on the thread about Ser and Estar, and I think you'll find a few better ways to approach the differences.
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