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Originally Posted by laepelba
Thanks, all. Perikles, I will never ignore you. Even if you ask me to do so. 
Hernán - for the ones with asterisks, what would be the subtleties in differences of meaning for using por or para?
Malila - I was stuck on #5.... Your comments on #11 and #20 make perfect sense to me.
#16 is idiomatic, right? We weren't given these idiomatic phrases in class, so I looked them up online somewhere. What is the sense of saying "Estar por/para..." De hecho, I didn't understand the sentence as a whole with either, so I was essentially guessing....
#17 - I didn't like either por or para there, either. It really seemed to want an "en", but the exercise was for por/para solamente..... |
In the case of #11, is not a matter of planning the weather.
Siempre hace calor para navidad.- At the time of Christmas it is always hot.
Siempre hacer calor por navidad. - By the time of Christmas it is always hot.
Estoy por llamarlo y decirle que no puedo ir. - I am about to call you and tell you that I cannot go.
Estoy para llamarlo...- I am (here) to call you (at your service) That's what I am here for....