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Old November 03, 2008, 11:28 AM
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Old November 03, 2008, 11:46 AM
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I see that all you have beat me, I wanted answer his questions but I believe that you have made it quickly, good anyway I hope that the answers of my friends can helps help you.
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Todo se entiende perfectamente, pero tanto P.H. como yo, intentamos dar un paso más y hacer una traducción más cercana a como se habla en español "estandar".

Y abundando en lo que dice PH... el Inglés es más "lógico" y el Español más "expresivo".

Por ejemplo:
En español no necesitamos poner "ella" en cada frase, queda explícito por el género.
???? what ????
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O nothing important, I was saying that Spanish, in the flow of concepts, is not so orderly as English, we just go on and on, chaining clauses with commas. For example, in English you use direct speech, we tend to use indirect (reported/embedded) speech. Also happens with passive voice, more often felt awkward in Spanish. In general Spanish is also easier for taking idioms and exaggerations.

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Old November 03, 2008, 02:47 PM
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O nothing important, I was saying that Spanish, in the flow of concepts, is not so orderly as English, we just go on and on, chaining clauses with commas. For example, in English you use direct speech, we tend to use indirect (reported/embedded) speech. Also happens with passive voive, more often felt awkward in Spanish. In general Spanish is also easier for taking idioms and exaggerations.
I've heard not-so-orderly concepts used in English, especially during normal conversation, but have to agree that English grammar rules certainly don't allow all the flexibility that Spanish has. This is one of the stumbling blocks a new student of Spanish has to get over.

The way both languages are spoken deviates from their written forms.
In their written form, both Spanish and English have prescribed rules to follow. These rules are broken, to be sure, but I tend to make corrections from that perspective, thinking that spelling, punctuation and diacriticals are just as important as the message itself. My personal goal in these forums is to not misrepresent the languages, as much as is possible.

I'm here to learn like everyone else. There isn't a day that goes by that I haven't picked up a new phrase. I've learned to appreciate that there is more than one way to say something (it'd be pretty boring otherwise!!).

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