La Palabra del Día : el punto

Question

el punto (noun) spot, dot, point; period, full stop (punctuation); moment, stage

Post your sentences in Spanish and English, then vote for the ones you like. The best answer will be chosen tomorrow on the basis of the greatest number of votes and language correctness.

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Do not use subject pronouns in Spanish.

The full stop is an important punctuation mark.

El punto final es un importante signo de puntuación.

Please correct my English and Spanish - Vaanz, Apr 3, 2011

Hola V - 'The' full stop is.....:D - galsally, Apr 3, 2011

Perfect Spanish, Vaanz :) - cogumela, Apr 3, 2011

Answer 1

El punto es, no tengo ningún punto en absoluto ; un momento en el tiempo.

The point is , I have no point at all, it is a moment in time.

I knew this was you when I saw the answer haha. - dc-alien-z, Apr 3, 2011

me too! - galsally, Apr 3, 2011

Ray, you would be better off with a ";" rather than a comma for that last comma. You are joining two independent clauses there. - JoyceM, Apr 3, 2011

Well thank you JoyceM, I never knew that my friend. - ray76, Apr 3, 2011

I'm not sure I understand this one, Ray. El punto es ( yo no tengo ningún punto en absoluto) un momento en el tiempo. Good point! :) - cogumela, Apr 3, 2011

Thank you cogu, forgive me if I have confused you. It is one of those statements that one has to "feel" rather than understand the words. - ray76, Apr 3, 2011

I know what you mean, Ray. I feel that way, too - sanlee, Apr 4, 2011

I think I was born that way , I do not believe in the nurture theory. - ray76, Apr 4, 2011

Really, tell me more - sanlee, Apr 4, 2011

Well ,it is usually a case between " nurture or nature " I go for nature every time. - ray76, Apr 4, 2011

Sound logical, Ray - sanlee, Apr 4, 2011

Answer 2

Por favor,¿puedes llamarme a las seis en punto?

Please, can you call me at six o'clock on the dot?

Perfect, sanlee! :) - cogumela, Apr 3, 2011

¡Gracias, Cogumela! - sanlee, Apr 3, 2011

Answer 3

En este punto no se me ocurre nada que decir.

At this point, I can't think of anything to say.

Good sentence! I think we'd say :' En este punto no se me ocurre nada que decir'. Well done, dcalienz! :) - cogumela, Apr 3, 2011

Answer 4

La semana pasada en la clase de español que aprendimos en español los números más grandes están escrito con el punto lugar de una coma. Un ejemplo es de 10.000 y es igual a diez mil.

Last week in Spanish class we learned that in Spanish bigger numbers are written with the dot rather than a comma. An example is 10,000 and is equal to ten thousand.

Edit: La semana pasada en clase de español aprendimos los números más grandes, que se escriben con punto y no con coma. Un ejemplo es '10.000' , "que es lo mismo que" diez mil.

That drives me crazy! Can anyone tell me exactly why this is done differently? Historically I mean? - rabbitwho, Apr 3, 2011

So, do they call the decimal point, the decimal "comma" ?? :) - pesta, Apr 3, 2011

La semana pasada en clase de español aprendimos los números más grandes, que se escriben con punto y no con coma. Un ejemplo es '10.000' , "que es lo mismo que" diez mil. Good sentence, bandit! :) - cogumela, Apr 3, 2011

Answer 5

¡Lo harás y punto!

You'll do it and that's that!

Perfect, Kiwi! :) - cogumela, Apr 3, 2011

Gracias Cogu :) - Kiwi-Girl, Apr 3, 2011

Answer 6

No puedo entender tu punto de vista porque somos demasiado diferentes.

I can't understand your point of view because we are too different.

I think the lamb might be saying - "Hey, let's be friends...." lol - 001a2987, Apr 3, 2011

Thanks! Hee hee, poor lamb. You get some great pictures when you google "Aesop's fabels" - rabbitwho, Apr 3, 2011

Or, "What big teeth you have." - JoyceM, Apr 3, 2011

Perfect, Rabbit! :) - cogumela, Apr 3, 2011

Answer 7

Desde mi punto de vista, tomar drogas es malgastar el tiempo y el dinero.

From my point of view, to take drugs is a waste of time and money.

Brilliant, Sally! Y la salud, y la misma vida... :) - cogumela, Apr 3, 2011

Answer 8

Lo que yo digo es: '¡ojalá mis padres fueran al grano!

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My point is…I wish my parents would get to the point!

to get to the point = ir al grano.:) Try using that, mi amigo.:) - Deanski, Apr 3, 2011

Gracias Deanski. - Rolest, Apr 3, 2011

Still, it's a too literal translation in my opinion, Rolest. " Lo que yo digo es: '¡ojalá mis padres fueran al grano! " Well done, though. :) - cogumela, Apr 3, 2011

Gracias Cogumela...I didn't know Spanish has an idiomatic expression for 'get to the point' -As they say, "You win some, and you lose some"! - Rolest, Apr 3, 2011

Answer 9

We have arrived at that point in time when a decision must be made. Hemos llegado a un punto donde tomarse una decisión.

Hemos llegado a un punto donde debe tomarse una decisión. Well done, jennyo! :) - cogumela, Apr 3, 2011

Gracias cogumela, Hola . - jennyo45, Apr 4, 2011

Answer 10

Capitalismo y communismo son puntos de vista económicos diferentes.

Capitalism and Communism are different economic points of view.

Capitalismo y comunismo son puntos de vista económicos diferentes. Well done, Maria! :) - cogumela, Apr 3, 2011

Thank you, cogumela. - Maria-Russell, Apr 3, 2011

Answer 11

¿Qué interés tiene aprender español si no vas a los países donde la gente lo habla también ?

What is the point of learning Spanish if you do not go to the countries where the people speak it also ?

Exactly! - JoyceM, Apr 3, 2011

vas (no need for subjunctive) - Deanski, Apr 3, 2011

vale gracias ,Deanski - aocroc, Apr 3, 2011

We don't say "cuál es el punto de... " ¿Qué interés tiene aprender español si ... ? ¿Para qué aprender español si... ? ¿ Qué sentido tiene aprender español si... ? Well done, Ao! :) - cogumela, Apr 3, 2011

Answer 12

El Puntillismo es un estilo de pintura que consiste en la aplicación de puntos de colores puros sobre el lienzo.

Pointillism is a style of painting that consists ofthe application of dots of pure colour,on the canvas.

Corregid mi español ,por favor. - pintor, Apr 3, 2011

El puntillismo es un estilo de pintura que consiste "en" la aplicación de puntos de colores puros sobre el lienzo. ( no comma before el lienzo) Well done, pintor! :) - cogumela, Apr 3, 2011

Good one. - Leatha, Apr 3, 2011

Gracias Cogumela - pintor, Apr 3, 2011

Gracias Leatha - pintor, Apr 3, 2011

Answer 13

Nunca pongas un punto donde Dios puso una coma.

Never put a full-stop (or "period" if you're from the USA) where God has put a comma.

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Nunca pongas...donde Dios (no article).. - Deanski, Apr 3, 2011

Thanks. I wasn't sure if it should be subjunctive or imperative. - brentus, Apr 3, 2011

Negative commands use subjunctive, brentus.:) - Deanski, Apr 3, 2011

Answer 14

I listen to the radio, I listen to 107.5 klove.

Escucho la radio, escucho ciento siete punto cinco klove.

Thanks for all corrections :) - EL_MAG0, Apr 3, 2011

Escucho la radio. Escucho ciento siete ... ( no preposition ) Good, amory paz! :) - cogumela, Apr 3, 2011

Thank you my friend. :) - EL_MAG0, Apr 3, 2011

Answer 15

¿Cual es tu punto?

What is your point?

¿Cuál..? (con tilde) :) - Deanski, Apr 3, 2011

That direct translation wouldn't be understood in Spanish, though - cogumela, Apr 3, 2011