The love of reading

[JPablo]

"El amor a la lectura" or "El amor por la lectura"?

Maybe this is more a question for the section on words, expressions and cliches... Nonetheless, given that it is a "cultural" topic I just place it here.

Which one is the most used Spanish expression?
Or is there many other options?

¿El placer de leer?
¿La bibliofilia?
¿La filología?
¿El amor a los libros?

How is that love rekindled? How does it start?

[chileno]

By the way, I would say love for reading. I don't know if I am correct.

[JPablo]

Mmm... for whatever is worth a google search gives (without going into an accurate counting)
285,000 for "love for reading" and
1,570,000 for "love of reading".

"El amor a la lectura" 2,900,000
"El amor por la lectura" 317,000.

But regardless of that, what is your personal opinion?
What is your take?

[chileno]

Mmm... for whatever is worth a google search gives (without going into an accurate counting)
285,000 for "love for reading" and
1,570,000 for "love of reading".

"El amor a la lectura" 2,900,000
"El amor por la lectura" 317,000.

But regardless of that, what is your personal opinion?
What is your take?

Todas las que expusiste son buenas para mí. :)

[pjt33]

"El amor de la lectura" tiene tantos ghits como "...a...".

[JPablo]

Ah, gracias Pjt33. ¿Cuál te gusta más a ti?

[sosia]

para mi es "el amor por la lectura" incluso hay un libro de Virginia Woolf titulado asi, y es mi primera opción. "El amor a la lectura" lo entendería, pero no lo usaría.

Saludos :D

[irmamar]

A o por, sin predilecciones personales. Pero creo que la preposición "a" le otorga cualidades humanas: amar algo/amar a alguien. ;)

[JPablo]

Gracias, Sosia e Irma. :)

[pjt33]

Ah, gracias Pjt33. ¿Cuál te gusta más a ti?
Ha mencionado "de" porque fue la primera opción que se me ocurrió. Pero tiene una desventaja, que aunque el sentido común no lo permite la sintaxis sí permite entenderlo como un genitivo subjetivo (que es la lectura la que ama).

[chileno]

He mencionado "de" porque fue la primera opción que se me ocurrió. Pero tiene una desventaja, que aunque el sentido común no lo permite, la sintaxis sí permite entenderlo como un genitivo subjetivo (que es la lectura la que ama).
:):):)

[CrOtALiTo]

"El amor a la lectura" or "El amor por la lectura"?

Maybe this is more a question for the section on words, expressions and cliches... Nonetheless, given that it is a "cultural" topic I just place it here.

Which one is the most used Spanish expression?
Or is there many other options?

¿El placer de leer?
¿La bibliofilia?
¿La filología?
¿El amor a los libros?

How is that love rekindled? How does it start?

In my own idea, I would say The love for the reading or for the books.

That can rekindled in that form.

Have fun.

[JPablo]

Thank you all for your input! :)

[CrOtALiTo]

Have you keep in mind my proposal?

You're welcome.

Pablo.

[JPablo]

I keep it in mind, Crotalito, although I'd take the "the" out... i.e., "The love for reading" or (better to me) "the love for books". Thanks again.

[CrOtALiTo]

Ok.

Pablo I will keep it mind then..

If you wish to read books instead of watch television spoken in English even, then that can result benefit for you skills.

I will read more books, maybe I can upgrade my speech soon.
Normally I pretend to read more post and well just I watch yours post, so I can compare my post with yours ones, and I can do some corrections for myself.

[JPablo]

Excellent!

[gracemayer]

Mmm... for whatever is worth a google search gives (without going into an accurate counting)
285,000 for "love for reading" and
1,570,000 for "love of reading".

"El amor a la lectura" 2,900,000
"El amor por la lectura" 317,000.

But regardless of that, what is your personal opinion?
What is your take?

I would use 'love of reading'. And for the person who's been bitten by the bug 'a bookworm', which I can't think of in Spanish...

[JPablo]

Thanks a lot, Gracemayer! :)
A "bookworm" in Spanish is "un ratón de biblioteca" (literally, "a librarymouse") :rolleyes: (It may be a bit derogatory or jocular in Spanish... not sure if the English 'bookworm' has any of the 'negative' connotations.)

[gracemayer]

Thanks a lot, Gracemayer! :)
A "bookworm" in Spanish is "un ratón de biblioteca" (literally, "a librarymouse") :rolleyes: (It may be a bit derogatory or jocular in Spanish... not sure if the English 'bookworm' has any of the 'negative' connotations.)

Yes - it's usually used jokingly and can be slightly derogatory, though when they used it about me I always took it as a compliment ;)