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Re: A case in point... ¿Qué pasa?
Posted By: Darien, on host 207.10.37.2
Date: Tuesday, August 31, 1999, at 14:04:12
In Reply To: Re: A case in point... ¿Qué pasa? posted by Howard on Tuesday, August 31, 1999, at 13:57:37:

> > > > > 24 hours after that post, it's on again and off again. Donde va, Dennis?
> > > >
> > > > "Adonde va, Dennis."
> > > >
> > > > Not to be pedantic or anything.
> > >
> > > Is that "What's going on, Dennis," or "Where it goes it goes, Dennis"? 'Fraid I don't get the reference, though. Dennis the menacing hurricane?
> >
> > That is one of "Where are you going, Dennis?" (less likely) or "Where is it going, Dennis?" (more likely).
> Spanish, Portuguese, Italian? I'm thinking in Spanish, but I haven't mastered it yet. However, when I was in Guatemala a few years ago, I never got lost, I never starved, I always had a place to sleep and I got back to the airport. I even got on the right plane, but it went to Miami and I couldn't find anybody who spoke English.
> Howard

Yeah, that there is Spanish. I was just being anal - you need the "adonde" because in Spanish - unlike in English - you cannot say "Where are you going," you have to say "*to* where are you going." Adonde vas (va, vais, van, whatever).

And have a good trip, Howard - I'll try not to post too much. 'Course, I've been pretty quiet lately, anyhow.

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