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August 23, 2017, 02:48 AM
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Why does this sentence use the preposition "a"?
Why does the below sentence use "al" instead of "el"?
Me colacaron en la misma mesa que al abogado. How would the sentence be different with "el" instead of "al"? Or would it just be incorrect? Thanks 
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August 23, 2017, 11:56 AM
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It looks like al in this case is a mistake. Following the rule of the personal a, if abogado was the direct object in the sentence, then al would be correct. This isn't the case and the use of al in this sentence is incorrect.
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August 23, 2017, 01:20 PM
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Hmm, in spite of what poli said, it seems to me that in the phrase "...que al abodado", native speakers of Spanish could perceive abogado as an additional direct object of colocaron in conjunction with me. It might be functioning as a shorthand way to say something like "...al que le colocaron al abogado". (I'm looking forward to reading what our most-knowledgeable companions have to say about this!)
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August 23, 2017, 01:38 PM
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I agree with wrholt.
It appears that the author of the sentence and the lawyer seated earlier were both colocaron en la misma mesa, so both would be objects. And if the object is a person, the "personal 'a'" is pressed into service.
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August 23, 2017, 06:11 PM
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If the lawyer is a direct object in this sentence, then certainly al is correct. It doesn't sound right to me, though.
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August 23, 2017, 10:26 PM
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Me colocaron en la misma mesa en la que colocaron al abogado.
Me colocaron en la misma mesa que el abogado. Me ubicaron en la misma mesa Me pusieron en la misma mesa Me asignaron la misma mesa Me colocaron en la misma mesa  (not widely used for people, except when a position -job- is involved)It sounds a text from Spain.
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August 25, 2017, 12:38 PM
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That is the case. Definition 1 in DRAE, a2 Del lat. ad. 1. prep. Precede al complemento directo cuando este es de persona determinada o está de algún modo personificado. Respeta a los ancianos. Acabamos de vacunar al perro. Saludos a todos. 
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