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Old December 04, 2010, 05:15 AM
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Escribí un email hace dos o tres semanas. Después, una amiga peruana me dio algunas correcciones.

Una frase que escribí: "Lo siento que no les contesté a ustedes anteriormente."

Mi amiga me dijo que no se usa "lo" aquí. ??

¿Porqué? ¿Qué es la frase correcta?

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Old December 04, 2010, 05:34 AM
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Escribí un email hace dos o tres semanas. Después, una amiga peruana me dio algunas correcciones.

Una frase que escribí: "Lo siento que no les contesté a ustedes anteriormente."

Mi amiga me dijo que no se usa "lo" aquí. ??

¿Porqué? ¿Qué es la frase correcta?

¡Gracias!
It seems your friends don't see the reason for "I'm sorry" They changed the meaning to ""I feel that I haven't..."
Your use of "lo siento" works for me because I'm Anglo, but in this case
an apology may be better communicated with disculpar. "Discúlpanme
por no contestarles antes..."

Wait for native speakers to confirm this.
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Old December 04, 2010, 05:59 AM
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"Siento que no les contesté a ustedes anteriormente."

"Lo siento."

- "Lo siento"
- ¿Qué?
- "Que no les contesté a ustedes anteriormente."

"Lo siento que no les contesté a ustedes anteriormente." = "Lo^2 siento" = "Siento que (no les contesté a ustedes anteriormente)^2."
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So you're saying that my original sentence was incorrectly redundant...?
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So you're saying that my original sentence was incorrectly redundant...?
Yes. (Although redundant use of a pronoun for which the object noun is also supplied isn't always wrong - I have a vague intuition for when it's right, but not enough to give you a rule).
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Adding to what has been said.

Lo siento por no haberte/haberle/haberles contestado anteriormente.
Lo siento por no contestar anteriormente.

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Adding to what has been said.

Lo siento por no haberte/haberle/haberles contestado anteriormente.
Lo siento por no contestar anteriormente.

Are correct.
Oh! So the difference is the "por" vs. "que"?
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Oh! So the difference is the "por" vs. "que"?
I think so.

I am going to use alec's format, which to me should have been for this other type of question.

Lo siento. (I feel/I think)

¿Qué?

Que no les contesté ...

To me, it should have been

Lo siento (I am sorry)

Por qué?

Por(que) no ... (Because/by not)
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Lo siento por (alguien)

Lo siento por (algo)

Lo lamento por (alguien) = Lamento algo por alguien
Lo lamento por (lo lamentado) = Lamento algo por ese mismo algo
Lo lamento por (algo en particular entre todo lo lamentado)

Lo siento por él.
Lo siento por sus hijos.
Lo siento por los aficionados al Relamadrí.
Lo siente por sus mascotas.
Lo sentimos por sus personajes.


Siento haber faltado a la boda. Siento que tampoco haya llamado para felicitarlos. Lo que más siento es haberme perdido el banquete. Y lo siento por el regalo que se extravió en el envío (ahí sí )
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Hmmm.... it doesn't to me like you are both saying the same thing.....

"Lo siento por..." (someone) - I feel sorry for someone....
"Siento que..." (conjugated verb) - I'm sorry that (conjugated verb)

Or no?
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