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Old August 07, 2009, 10:51 AM
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Para olvidar / a olvidar

Hola, He visto ambas frases y me pregunto ¿cuáles correcta?

Mi lista de promesas a olvidar
Mi lista de promesas para olvidar

Mi list of promesas TO forget (bueno spanglish?

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Creo que las dos frases están bien, pero la segunda "para olvidar" me suena mejor. También puedes usar "lista de promesas que olvidar".
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Creo que las dos frases están bien, pero la segunda "para olvidar" me suena mejor. También puedes usar "lista de promesas que olvidar".
muchas gracias, yo debiera recordar que hay tantas maneras para escribir en español.
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I can tell you the second phrase sound better.
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I can tell you the second phrase sounds better.
GRacias amigo, pienso también lo mismo. Realmente yo estaba asombrado de que la primera frase fuera correcta
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A veces la gente bebe para olvidar.
But as you've been told they are both correct, only para sounds better..
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La lista de promesas que voy a olvidar.
Entonces hay cuatro maneras para decirlo! A mí me gusta el español porque hay tantas maneras para expresarme!
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