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Lou Ann:
What's so hard to understand from the following phrase "I went crazy looking for my keys" Is that permanent? Should I have said instead : I lost my intelligence when I realized I had lost/misplaced my keys? What about: I am not a math teacher if I keep losing my keys. |
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Marla se vuelve muda cuando le hablo de su novio = volver due to sudden change. My understanding is that this person does not talk about her boyfriend - she becomes mute when he is referred to. I don't see an emotional change just a behavioural change. Cuando pierdo mis llaves me vuelvo loco = volver due to sudden change. The trigger to my madness is losing my keys - therefore sudden change to normal behaviour. La gente se vuelve loca cuando hay fiesta = change in behaviour therefore same as above. Me pongo muy nerviosa cuando gritas. = change in emotions/physical not behaviour therefore "ponerse" Hope that helps Other examples: Me pongo roja cuando me besa Me vuelvo ciega con la luz intensa. (literal sudden change) Me pongo ciega de helado cuando estoy deprimida. (figurative change) Cuando le mando hacer algo, mi hijo de 5 años se vuelve sordo.
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"Desiderata" - ...be gentle with yourself.You are a child of this universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. ...sé amable contigo mismo. Eres una criatura de este universo al igual que los árboles y las estrellas; tienes derecho a estar aquí. |
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Also, I don't see "me pongo muy nerviosa cuando gritas" as any LESS sudden of a change in emotion than the previous examples, yet with the use of a different verb.... Thank you EVERYONE for attempting to help get this through my thick head...........
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- Lou Ann, de Washington, DC, USA Específicamente quiero recibir ayuda con el español de latinoamerica. ¡Muchísimas gracias! Last edited by laepelba; June 01, 2010 at 02:32 PM. Reason: Sheesh - I'm such a flake sometimes.... |
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Except of course you mean the verb is linked the adjective. |
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Yes, DOH! I'll change that right now. Sheesh! (Me, sheesh!)
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- Lou Ann, de Washington, DC, USA Específicamente quiero recibir ayuda con el español de latinoamerica. ¡Muchísimas gracias! |
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