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Old August 24, 2009, 09:29 AM
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Originally Posted by laepelba View Post
Maybe I should stick with Spanish that's at my level. If you can't run with the big dogs, stay on the porch! (Is there a Spanish equivalent for THAT phrase???)

ANYWAY - yes, there is a slight difference between "at that time" and "by that time". Slight.... so I guess that if I wanted to stress that difference, I'd use "en ese tiempo" or "por ese tiempo", depending......
What I am trying to tell you, is that "use what you know in English..."

You're doing OK.

No hay que meterse en peleas de perros grandes...
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