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Old March 10, 2010, 10:23 PM
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Hoy el día

Hola, ¿Es diferente de "hoy"?

Hoy al día
Hoy el día
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Hola, ¿Es diferente de "hoy"?

Hoy al día
Hoy el día
El día de hoy - it just emphasises that it's today you are talking about.
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El día de hoy - it just emphasises that it's today you are talking about.
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Could it be "hoy en día"? (= nowadays)
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Could it be "hoy en día"? (= nowadays)
I thought that too - maybe bob's ears are letting him down again
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Or maybe something like:

El día de hoy (to talk about today)

El día de hoy es jueves.
Today it's thursday.


Al día de hoy (to talk about something accumulated till today)

Las víctimas del temblor suman ya varios centenares de muertos al día de hoy.
The victims of the earthquake add to several hundreds of dead people today (and counting).
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Or maybe something like:

El día de hoy (to talk about today)

El día de hoy es jueves.
Today it's thursday.


Al día de hoy (to talk about something accumulated till today)

Las víctimas del temblor suman ya varios centenares de muertos al día de hoy.
The victims of the earthquake add to several hundreds of dead people today (and counting).
Gracias, "al día de hoy", ¿es parecido al..?

hasta ahora
hasta el momento
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Gracias, "al día de hoy", ¿es parecido al..?

hasta ahora
hasta el momento
Correct. I guess it is also like "to date"
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Correct. I guess it is also like "to date"
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