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Lo proveeré de un niño y ácido prúsico
Hola a todos,
One of the subchapters in the book Tinta Invisible by Javier Peña is called "Lo proveeré de un niño y ácido prúsico" Cuando Margaret Radclyffe Hall publicó El pozo de la soledad, un crítico aseguró que preferiría darle a un joven saludable un vial de ácido prúsico antes que la novela. El veneno mata el cuerpo, dijo, pero el veneno moral mata el alma. Aldous Huxley respondió al comentario con ingenio: Me he ofrecido a proveer a este crítico de un niño, una botella de ácido prúsico y una copia de El pozo de la soledad. Y si mantiene su promesa, de una hermosa placa de mármol para después de su ejecución. Lamento decir, añadió Huxley, que ha declinado mi oferta. I'm a bit unsure as to what "Lo" means in "Lo proveeré." If the phrase in question means I'll provide him with... shouldn't it be "Le proveeré..."? Thank you. |
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(Let me think about it)
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I initially thougt the author was right, but upon researching and thinking about it I now think you're right ... yet, ...
Le daré un niño y ácido prúsico Le suministraré un niño y ácido prúsico Le proporcionaré un niño y ácido prúsico Le proveeré de un niño y ácido prúsico are basically different ways to say the same, yet the last one sounds horrible to me. I regard it as a leísmo, de cortesía or not. I suppose it is because of the polyfacetic nature of the verb proveer, and its intransitive uses. Yo lo proveeré de todo lo necesario sounds like Yo proveeré a todas sus necesidades yet one is transitive and the other one intransitive.
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Thank you, aleCcowaN!
So the intended meaning of the phrase "Lo proveeré de un niño y ácido prúsico" is I'll provide him with...? Another idea I was thinking about was: maybe the author meant to say I'll provide you with... Could that be the case? |
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I think the intended meaning was "i'll provide him with... ", as I expect what I misconstrued as a leísmo de cortesía should the person be addressed.
But I expect others may confirm that le is to be used whatever the case is.
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Thank you very much again, aleCcowaN!
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