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Old March 29, 2009, 09:24 AM
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Consigo

Can someone explain to me how consigo is used in the following?
Cómo consigo que vuelva a funcionar el contador de reproducciones
No consigo instalar Java.
No consigo ver las imágenes en mi web.

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Old March 29, 2009, 09:28 AM
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Never mind, means conseguir. duh
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Old March 29, 2009, 12:16 PM
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Never mind, means conseguir. duh

I love it!
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Old March 29, 2009, 02:34 PM
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Glad you love it!
Me alegro de que lo te encante!

Because there's more where that came from!
Por hay más de dónde ése vino!


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"Glad you love it!"
"Me alegro de que lo te encante!"
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Glad you love it!
Me alegro de que lo te encante!

Because there's more where that came from!
Por hay más de dónde ése vino!


Lo digo porque me encanta ver a la gente preguntar y contestarse a si mism@! :-)

It happened to me all too often. And I can recognize it.

And also be looking up in the dictionary in the wrong language! I could kill myself at those instances... ;->
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Old March 29, 2009, 04:24 PM
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por/porque

Lo digo porque me encanta ver a la gente preguntar y contestarse a si mism@!

Could por be used in place of porque in that sentence?
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Lo digo porque me encanta ver a la gente preguntar y contestarse a si mism@!

Could por be used in place of porque in that sentence?
No. That is an English anomaly.
 

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