Pa

Pa
 

Hola, ¿qué significan las frases?

Aquel era pa recordar
Y otro pa olvidar

pa = para?

pa = pa' = para

The former/first/one was for remembering. The other was for forgetting.

But if you want to speak good Spanish, you shouldn't say pa.:yuck: (I'm sure I say it sometimes... I'll watch myself:shh:)

Asumía que era slang/jerga porque para recordar/para olvidar tienen sentido:)

Muchas gracias!!:kiss:

Is "pa" normal usage ... like if I might hear it often if I'm listening closely to Spanish speakers? Or is it something that, if I were raised in a Spanish speaking home, my mother would have had to get on my case about?

It's quite common, so you will hear it, but still incorrect.
Sometimes we can use it on purpose to make a sentence sound funny, or to tease somebody:
Ven p'acá, que te vas a enterar de lo que vale un peine.

Um ... thank you for that example, Maria Jose ... unfortunately I don't understand it.

I think that the first part means something like "come here..." and I can manually translate the rest of the words of the sentence, but it doesn't make any sense to me, and I don't see how it's funny or teasing... :(

This expression is used as a threat. It means (and I quote)
enterarse de lo que vale un peine fam. Se utiliza para amenazar a una persona o advertirla de un castigo, un escarmiento o una acción negativa que se va a realizar contra ella: como no llegues puntual, te vas a enterar de lo que vale un peine.
The best translation I found in English is get the rough edge of my tongue,or simply:You are going to be in a lot of trouble.
Hope that helps.

Sí éso es muy difícil para ententer:p

Come here your going to learn what is worth a comb?:thinking::banghead:

Editar - gracias por me lo explicas!

Yes, it means Para but it's figurative sense even though it's right, you most not use it constantly.