I accidentally drank the cork
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Bebía algo de vino y tragué el "cork" (corcho?) sin querer.
Is that right? Seems like, tragué since it was a one time deal.
I was drinking some wine and I accidentally drank the cork. Is it, sin querer for accidentally? I think accidentalmente sounds a bit odd, and por casualidad is like, by chance.
Is accidentalmente better than sin querer?
Thanks....
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updated Apr 19, 2011
edited by jeezzle
posted by jeezzle
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Estaba bebiendo vino y me tragué el corcho sin querer.
"Bebía" is not technically wrong, but it doesn't sound convincing -especially when drinking a bottle of wine is clearly a progressive action, so the progressive "estaba bebiendo" sounds perfect for it. "Me tragué" instead of "tragué" sounds also better, since you eat the whole thing, not just an indefinite amount of it.
updated Apr 19, 2011
edited by lazarus1907
posted by lazarus1907
That makes sense. - jeezzle, Apr 19, 2011
What about sin querer vs accidentalmente, sin querer is better right? or just synonyms? - jeezzle, Apr 19, 2011
"Accidentalmente" is correct, but I find it too long and technical for a casual remark like this. "Sin querer" to me sounds much more natural. - lazarus1907, Apr 19, 2011
