Raise the roof

laepelba · #1 April 28, 2009, 02:16 PM

(I think there should be a "raise the roof" smiley!)

[Note: This thread was originally part of http://forums.tomisimo.org/showthread.php?t=3737

chileno · #2 April 28, 2009, 10:31 PM

This reminds me of the saying that goes like this:

Remember, you are unique. Just like everyone else.

laepelba · #3 April 29, 2009, 03:15 AM

Recuerda, tú eres único ... como todo el mundo.

Is that how it would render?

chileno · #4 April 29, 2009, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by laepelba

Recuerda, tú eres único ... como todo el mundo.

Is that how it would render?

Sí.

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Recuerda, (tú) eres único ... tanto como los demás.

laepelba · #5 April 29, 2009, 08:41 AM

OH! I figured demás would have to be in there somewhere, but I couldn't figure out how. Makes lots of sense!

chileno · #6 April 29, 2009, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by laepelba

OH! I figured demás would have to be in there somewhere, but I couldn't figure out how. Makes lots of sense!

But you said it right. And that's what it counts!

Algunas personas le gustaria decir "como todos los demas", pero para mi, eso seria un redundancia de mas...

laepelba · #7 April 29, 2009, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by chileno

Sí.

o

Recuerda, (tú) eres único ... tanto como los demás.

So, tell me - what does the "tanto" signify here?

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Originally Posted by chileno

But you said it right. And that's what it counts!

Algunas personas le gustaria decir "como todos los demas", pero para mi, eso seria un redundancia de mas...

I said it "right"? Or I said something that is grammatically correct and doesn't necessarily sound awkward?

By the way ... it's interesting that you think that "como todos los demas" would sound redundant ... because (as I'm sure you know), in English we would use the phrase "all the rest" frequently.

**AngelicaDeAlquezar** · #8 April 29, 2009, 01:10 PM

I'm not Hernán but this are some views on your questions:

"tanto como todos los demás" = "(just) as much as everyone else/as all the rest"

In this case, "todos los demás" might sound a little redundant because "todos" is already a general idea... "los demás" obviously wouldn't include yourself anyway among "todos". I wouldn't consider the expresion redundant in every case, but for this I agree with Hernán.

Oh, and your sentence was well written too.

laepelba · #9 April 29, 2009, 01:32 PM

Thanks, Malila - I always (always!) appreciate your input on any question. I'm sure Hernán will eventually have something to say......

chileno · #10 April 29, 2009, 02:51 PM

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Recuerda, (tú) eres único ... tanto como los demás.

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Originally Posted by laepelba

So, tell me - what does the "tanto" signify here?

I guess it would have to be "just"

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Originally Posted by laepelba

I said it "right"? Or I said something that is grammatically correct and doesn't necessarily sound awkward?

By the way ... it's interesting that you think that "como todos los demas" would sound redundant ... because (as I'm sure you know), in English we would use the phrase "all the rest" frequently.

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Originally Posted by laepelba

Thanks, Malila - I always (always!) appreciate your input on any question. I'm sure Hernán will eventually have something to say......

It is redundant, I guess in some cases, but usage mandates. :-)

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