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Old April 01, 2009, 07:52 PM
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Pues adelante

does it mean from this moment on?
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"Pues adelante" is usually a complement that means "well, go ahead".

"¿Así que quieres dejar de estudiar? Pues adelante."
"So you want to quit studying? Well, go ahead."
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"Pues adelante" is usually a complement that means "well, go ahead".

"¿Así que quieres dejar de estudiar? Pues adelante."
"So you want to quit studying? Well, go ahead."
Pues gracias
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Angelica, you must answer "Pues de nada"
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And if you were from the Basque country you'd say: De nada, pues
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Pues nada, pues........pues eso, pues. Adelante pues
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Me dijeron que los colombianos, los cachacos en particular, usan la palabra pues con más frecuencia que otras nacionalidades.

pd: Cachaco es una palabra para la gente que vive en el interior de pais
de Colombia. No estoy completamente seguro si la palabra cachaco es despectiva.Si es despectiva, perdóname. No es mi intento insultar. (Es que cuando oigo palabras que terminen en aco, o uco creo que son capaces de enojar. )
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No lo sé Poli. Ahí no te puedo ayudar.

Como con en el tema de regionalismos casi siempre se generaliza, sobre todo cuando se está bromeando sobre la manera que unos tienen de hablar, pues ahí mi pequeña contribución con lo de los Vascos.

Por cierto, les tengo muuuuuuuuucho cariño y me permito la osadía de bromear sobre esa manera característica que tienen de usar el "pues". Aunque claro, como con toda generalización, no siempre es así.
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