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De qué manera una palabra, frase o concepto es usado en el idioma español. // How a word, phrase, or concept is used in the Spanish language.
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When is "al" not interchangeable with "a el"?
Some proper nouns that start with el don't contract. Back in the day, I worked near a taquería called El Pelón, and we'd say Vamos a El Pelón. But if you're in Chilangolandia and are taking a day tr …
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How formal is "cuán"? What are the informal alternatives?
Although this isn't really what you were asking about, maybe it's worth mentioning that it would be somewhat out of place to use cuán when you're in Mexico, where it is far more common to say qué tan. …
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¿Cuándo se usa "sino" y cuándo "si no"?
@Zeravala's answer is good, but I'd add a few things.
When I was learning Spanish, I decided that the best translation of sino was most often "but rather." No leí el libro de Bioy Casares sino el de …