Know-it-alls (or attempted ones!)

[Zach]

A few days back I had an argument with a friend of mine about Spanish. He seems to think that because he took a semester of it in school he knows way more than I do since I teach myself. Oh, he also pronounced "usted" as "you stead" instead of the proper sound. Go figure.

[Tomisimo]

Well in this case it sounds like you can just ignore him even though it's irritating. If you're learning Spanish and you're learning it right, then that's all that matters. If he doesn't agree, who cares :)

[Eric]

I have friends like that, but who doesn't? LOL

[sosia]

"Nunca he encontrado una persona tan ignorante que no pueda aprender algo de ella" Galileo Galilei
"No desprecies el recuerdo del camino recorrido. Ello no retrasa vuestra carrera, sino que la dirige; el que olvida el punto de partida pierde fácilmente la meta". Pablo VI

homework Zach! (I'm too lazy to translate it). Perhaps tomorrow...

[Tomisimo]

Buenos consejos sosia :)

[sosia]

I will try it in English. Please correct
"I never found somebody so ignorant, that I can't learn from him" Galileo Galilei
"Never despise the memory of the "traversed" way. It doesn't delay your way, it head it;
the one who forgets his departure point lost easily the finish." Pope Pablo VI
greetings

[pogo]

i think i can do the first quote

"Nunca he encontrado una persona tan ignorante que no pueda aprender algo de ella"

i think means

"Never have i encountered somebody so ignorant that i couldn't learn something from him"

although doesn't ella mean her so maybe it's "from her"

My Spanish isn't good enough to tackle the second quote though :)

[Tomisimo]

Here's another option for the 2nd quote:

"No desprecies el recuerdo del camino recorrido. Ello no retrasa vuestra carrera, sino que la dirige; el que olvida el punto de partida pierde fácilmente la meta"

Don't despise memories of the past. They won't set you back, they'll set you on your way; he who forgets his beginnings, will easily forget his goal.

[sosia]

Thank for the translation, but...
How can I say "el camino recorrido". "The way that I already have walked" sound very bad.

[Chorbdaddy]

You could switch it up a little. "The way that I have already walked" sounds a lot more fluent.

[sosia]

Thanks Chorbdaddy. It sounds a lot better.

[v9]

How about "the road already traveled" or as in the famous poem "the road already traveled by"

[sosia]

Thanks V9. It's not a bad idea. But in Spain we don't go so fast, Life it's a long way ;) and I prefer to have time . I will continue walking. 8)

[Tomisimo]

Walking can be travelling too :) But I agree with you, I'd rather have time.