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¿Y cómo se relacionan entre sí?


bobjenkins March 03, 2010 07:16 AM

¿Y cómo se relacionan entre sí?
 
Hola, no entiendo la parte "entre sí" ¿Podéis explicármelo por favor?

And how are they related...

chileno March 03, 2010 07:22 AM

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Originally Posted by bobjenkins (Post 74626)
Hola, no entiendo la parte "entre sí(mismos)" ¿Podéis explicármelo por favor?

And how are they related...

between themselves...

Perikles March 03, 2010 07:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bobjenkins (Post 74626)
Hola, no entiendo la parte "entre sí" ¿Podéis explicármelo por favor?

And how are they related...

.. to each other :rolleyes:

poli March 03, 2010 08:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chileno (Post 74629)
between themselves...

I have alway used entre ellos mismos when I wished to say amongst themselves. Is this incorrect?:o

bobjenkins March 03, 2010 09:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poli (Post 74641)
I have alway used entre ellos mismos when I wished to say amongst themselves. Is this incorrect?:o

Poli, así es cómo yo lo escribo, ...de hecho, es por qué pidé la pregunta porque nunca he visto "entre sí" , sino "ellos mismos":)

irmamar March 03, 2010 09:55 AM

"Entre sí" is more common than "entre ellos mismos" (too long).

Voy a intentar conectar dos ordenadores entre sí (los dos juntos).
Las crías de los animales y sus madres se reconocen entre sí (los unos a los otros).
Las personas son muy diferentes entre sí (entre ellas).

:)

CrOtALiTo March 03, 2010 09:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by irmamar (Post 74664)
"Entre sí" is more common than "entre ellos mismos" (too long).

Voy a intentar conectar dos ordenadores entre sí (los dos juntos).
Las crías de los animales y sus madres se reconocen entre sí (los unos a los otros).
Las personas son muy diferentes entre sí (entre ellas).

:)

Very accurate your answer congratulation was the most correct in Spanish.
In my own point view.

irmamar March 03, 2010 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by CrOtALiTo (Post 74666)
Very accurate your answer congratulation was the most correct in Spanish.
In my own point view.

You have always good words for me. ;) :rose:

bobjenkins March 03, 2010 10:24 AM

Gracias pienso que estamos de acuerdo que cuando una palabra parecida a "sí" aparece en un frase y significa algo muy diferente habrá confusión :)

Seguro que unas personas tienen ejemplos parecidos del inglés :)

irmamar March 03, 2010 10:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bobjenkins (Post 74685)
Gracias pienso que estamos de acuerdo que cuando una palabra parecida a "sí" aparece en un frase y significa algo muy diferente habrá confusión :)

Seguro que unas personas tienen ejemplos parecidos del inglés :)

I'll wait for them, too. Because I'm not sure if I can say "among them" or "between them" in some contexts. I know that between them is used when there are two elements, but I think that sometimes it's possible to use "between" when there are more than two. :thinking: :)

chileno March 03, 2010 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by irmamar (Post 74692)
I'll wait for them, too. Because I'm not sure if I can say "among themselves" or "between themselves" in some contexts. I know that between them is used when there are two elements, but I think that sometimes it's possible to use "between" when there are more than two. :thinking: :)

And as Perikles said, "each other"

Perikles March 03, 2010 11:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by irmamar (Post 74664)
Voy a intentar conectar dos ordenadores entre sí (los dos juntos).
Las crías de los animales y sus madres se reconocen entre sí (los unos a los otros).
Las personas son muy diferentes entre sí (entre ellas).

:)

I'm going to try and connect the two computers to each other.
Animal mothers and their offspring recognize each other
There are big differences between individual people.

irmamar March 03, 2010 11:31 AM

OK, thanks you both. :)

I see you used "between" in your example and there are more than two elements. Would you mind to you explain to me why? :thinking:

Thanks.:)

chileno March 03, 2010 11:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by irmamar (Post 74724)
OK, thanks you both. :)

I see you used "between" in your example and there are more than two elements. Would you mind to you explain to me why? :thinking:

Thanks.:)

To wit (mine, as short as it might be):

Among = two elements

Amongst = three and up elements

Between = two and up elements

Perikles March 03, 2010 11:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by irmamar (Post 74724)
OK, thanks you both. :)

I see you used "between" in your example and there are more than two elements. Would you mind to you explain to me why? :thinking:

Thanks.:)

It is perfectly acceptable English. I suppose you would imagine taking two individuals from the crowd and comparing each pair directly. Whichever two you compare, there is a difference between them. :)

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Originally Posted by chileno (Post 74732)
Among = two elements

Amongst = three and up elements

Between = two and up elements

1) among and amongst are interchangeable

2) You would never say "There are big differences amongst people" :)

irmamar March 03, 2010 11:42 AM

Too much imagination... :thinking: :D

chileno March 03, 2010 11:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Perikles (Post 74736)
1) among and amongst are interchangeable

2) You would never say "There are big differences amongst people" :)

I was taught that, regarding among and amongst.

Right. I would never use it like that, not for comparisons.
As I understand those, they mean "in the midst".

Perikles March 03, 2010 11:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chileno (Post 74744)
As I understand those, they mean "in the midst".

Yes:

She was a perfect hostess, moving round effortlessly amongst her guests.


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