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Originally Posted by Planet hopper
O nothing important, I was saying that Spanish, in the flow of concepts, is not so orderly as English, we just go on and on, chaining clauses with commas. For example, in English you use direct speech, we tend to use indirect (reported/embedded) speech. Also happens with passive voive, more often felt awkward in Spanish. In general Spanish is also easier for taking idioms and exaggerations.
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I've heard not-so-orderly concepts used in English, especially during normal conversation, but have to agree that English grammar rules certainly don't allow all the flexibility that Spanish has. This is one of the stumbling blocks a new student of Spanish has to get over.
The way both languages are spoken deviates from their written forms.
In their written form, both Spanish and English have prescribed rules to follow. These rules are broken, to be sure, but I tend to make corrections from that perspective, thinking that spelling, punctuation and diacriticals are just as important as the message itself. My personal goal in these forums is to not misrepresent the languages, as much as is possible.
I'm here to learn like everyone else. There isn't a day that goes by that I haven't picked up a new phrase. I've learned to appreciate that there is more than one way to say something (it'd be pretty boring otherwise!!).
We all contribute something useful here.
desaliñados) y es probable que (ellos) aún lo sean," Jane respondió.
