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#187583 - 11/02/09 11:32 AM Re: Spanish grammar question: [Re: zmjezhd]
AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Registered: 03/15/00 Posts: 6489 Loc: lower upstate New York	Thank you both -- muchas gracias -- obrigada. Edited by AnnaStrophic (11/02/09 11:34 AM)
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#187584 - 11/02/09 11:46 AM Re: Spanish grammar question: [Re: zmjezhd]
twosleepy old hand Registered: 02/28/08 Posts: 796 Loc: western NY	I checked both of those links. The first appears to be incorrectly written, as it says the plural third person is vosotros, where vosotros is actually the plural second person (informal), that is, the plural form of tú. I'm not sure I trust that page. You're referencing Wikipedia! I thought you were on my Wiki-haters list.... There may be some confusion and/or controversy regarding the "third person" label. In Spanish, the forms for the third person are the same as those for the second person formal (Usted and Ustedes). I don't believe the imperative forms are truly third person, but the forms are used for Usted and Ustedes. Since the labels are debatable, I'll leave it at you pick yours and I'll pick mine. Regarding ¡Viva el rey!, I believe it is a shortening of ¡Que viva el rey!, which can be translated "That the king (should) live" but is generally "Long live the king". This would be the subjunctive. On a personal note, zmjezhd, my intent was to be humorous about the corrections, with a little added jubilation (I rarely get to be the "expert"), which should indicate to you that I rarely see mistakes from you, and that your knowledge base is deep and awe-inspiring. I did not intend any disrespect, so if you felt that, I do apologize, as I did not wish to even imply any such thing! :0)
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#187587 - 11/02/09 12:04 PM Re: Spanish grammar question: [Re: twosleepy]
zmjezhd Pooh-Bah Registered: 08/13/05 Posts: 2467 Loc: R'lyeh	You're referencing Wikipedia! I thought you were on my Wiki-haters list.... Moi? Nope, I find Wikipedia useful, and cite it often. here may be some confusion and/or controversy regarding the "third person" label. Agreed. I was using it because that's how I have often seen it referred to in linguistics texts and grammars. But, if you're going to call no llores a 2nd person negative imperative, then I guess I can call llore a 3rd person imperative. Latin had these, too. Vivat rex 'let the king live', fiat lux 'let there be light', etc. The problem in the end is one of terminology. Some people like their terminology to be based on forms. And others on function. my intent was to be humorous about the corrections, with a little added jubilation (I rarely get to be the "expert") I appreciated that you pointed out some problems with my post, and I tried to rectify them. I hope I did not seem to be taking umbrage. [Addendum: a discussion of imperative mood in the Gramática de la lengua castellana by Real Academia Española (link), including examples of 3PS and 1PP.] Edited by zmjezhd (11/02/09 01:31 PM)
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#187596 - 11/02/09 05:06 PM Re: Spanish grammar question: [Re: AnnaStrophic]
BranShea Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/06 Posts: 3755 Loc: Netherlands, the Hague	With compliments from the Mexican connection: "Sing and don't cry", ay ay ay ay
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#187602 - 11/02/09 08:55 PM Re: Spanish grammar question: [Re: zmjezhd]
twosleepy old hand Registered: 02/28/08 Posts: 796 Loc: western NY	Originally Posted By: zmjezhd [Addendum: a discussion of imperative mood in the Gramática de la lengua castellana by Real Academia Española (link), including examples of 3PS and 1PP.] You are one FUNNY guy! Thanks for the chortle... Nothing like a text over 100 years old to help me brush up on my grammar... I know these guys, anyway. They probably changed most of what's in there in the last 100 years. Heck, they even deleted 2 letters from the alphabet in 1994! :0)
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#187614 - 11/03/09 06:03 AM Re: Spanish grammar question: [Re: twosleepy]
Faldage Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/01/00 Posts: 12530	Originally Posted By: twosleepy Nothing like a text over 100 years old to help me brush up on my grammar. So, how old is the song Cielito Lindo? I would say consulting a grammar book that's over 100 years old would be perfectly appropriate for examining the grammar of a song that's over 100 years old. But that's just me. YMMV.
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#187617 - 11/03/09 06:50 AM Re: Spanish grammar question: [Re: twosleepy]
zmjezhd Pooh-Bah Registered: 08/13/05 Posts: 2467 Loc: R'lyeh	Nothing like a text over 100 years old to help me brush up on my grammar... Well, I did try to find something in between Wikipedia and the Real Academia Española. I was somewhat hampered in my quest by the length of copyright being what it is these days, and basically having been extended to a century. Also, on a lighter side, maybe I'm just a centenarian grammarian.
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#187627 - 11/03/09 08:00 PM Re: Spanish grammar question: [Re: zmjezhd]
twosleepy old hand Registered: 02/28/08 Posts: 796 Loc: western NY	Originally Posted By: zmjezhd centenarian grammarian. Okay, now that's cute! Sounds like something from Grammar Rock! I really loved that Schoolhouse Rock stuff... classic! Originally Posted By: Faldage So, how old is the song Cielito Lindo? My question is: What the heck were they smokin' when they wrote it???
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#187639 - 11/04/09 02:20 AM Re: Spanish grammar question: [Re: twosleepy]
zmjezhd Pooh-Bah Registered: 08/13/05 Posts: 2467 Loc: R'lyeh	What the heck were they smokin' when they wrote it? Rope? Not ropas.
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#187646 - 11/04/09 09:42 AM Re: Spanish grammar question: [Re: zmjezhd]
twosleepy old hand Registered: 02/28/08 Posts: 796 Loc: western NY	Not even made of hemp? ;0)
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