Help with an essay question

[irmamar]

Originally Posted by poli

How about fructuosa? Con una educacion es mas facil segiur una vida fructuosa.

Fructosa es un azúcar de la fruta. Fructuosa, en todo caso, significaría que da frutos, pero no se aplica a la vida. Tener éxito en la vida sí se usa habitualmente.

Lo de "es ley" tampoco se usa en este contexto en España, sería preferible usar "por ley", o "según la ley". Pero es más común usar la palabra "obligatorio". Por ejemplo, en España la educación también es obligatoria hasta los dieciséis años, se llama ESO (Enseñanza Secundaria Obligatoria). Ello no quiere decir que en otros países sea correcto decirlo de otra manera. Las lenguas son algo vivo y depende de las personas que las hablan.

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

@Poli: Irmamar is right. "Fructuosa" is a kind of sugar.

"Una vida fructífera" could be what you're trying to say. Not a usual expression, but valid.

[Rusty]

Una vida próspera was my first inclination for the text, but I didn't write it after all was said and done.

[irmamar]

Originally Posted by Rusty

Una vida próspera was my first inclination for the text, but I didn't write it after all was said and done.

"Próspera" is OK, too.

[CrOtALiTo]

Originally Posted by chileno

En USA, es ley que la gente continúe su educación hasta llos 16 años de edad. Sin embargo, pienso que es un gran problema que los estudiantes piensen que ya tienen lo suficiente para que puedan vivir una vida exitosa sin más educación.


What say you?

That commentary is truth anyway the things change in my country the guys to day leaves to study around to 18 years or less, they thing that the life is very easy when that is lie, then as you know in my country there are much people without studies, therefore the major of the persons in some regions to south hasn't studies and the people who has studies undervalue the people that hasn't it.

I don't know if in your country exist some like this situation.

[poli]

Originally Posted by AngelicaDeAlquezar

@Poli: Irmamar is right. "Fructuosa" is a kind of sugar.

"Una vida fructífera" could be what you're trying to say. Not a usual expression, but valid.

Oye Irma y Angelica ruego que verifiquen la palabra fructuoso en RAE y vas a ver que tengo razón.

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

Hard to argue against the RAE of course.

I think however, the issue whether the word exists in the dictionary is not the most important one, but rather the usage of the term.
A common speaker's first choice for "a fruitful life" would hardly be "una vida fructuosa", as irmamar said.

You can talk about a future life (as it's been suggested) like:

Una vida fructífera/próspera/productiva/exitosa/venturosa... (although this one is a bit mawkish).

[poli]

Originally Posted by AngelicaDeAlquezar

Hard to argue against the RAE of course.

I think however, the issue whether the word exists in the dictionary is not the most important one, but rather the usage of the term.
A common speaker's first choice for "a fruitful life" would hardly be "una vida fructuosa", as irmamar said.

You can talk about a future life (as it's been suggested) like:

Una vida fructífera/próspera/productiva/exitosa/venturosa... (although this one is a bit mawkish).

Estoy de acuerdo.

[irmamar]

Originally Posted by poli

Oye Irma y Angelica ruego que verifiquen la palabra fructuoso en RAE y vas a ver que tengo razón.

I beg your perdon, I'm a little bit dyslexic and I thought I'd read "fructosa" instead of "fructuosa". Anyway, Angelica has said the truth when talking about the usage.

Sorry!