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Can someone please tell me if this statement is correct: Cuando era una niña mi comida favorita era arroz y enchiladas.
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updated Apr 25, 2008
posted by paulita

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Yes, and the reason is that those foods were your favorite over an extended period. But you would say "La comida que me gustó más en la fiesta fue el arroz," because in that case it is an event of a finite duration. Note that "fui" is only used when the subject is "yo," not "comida."

Question for Vernic: I hear both "preferido" and "favorito" used by native speakers where English speakers would say "favorite," but I get the sense that preferido is more common outside of the US (that is, away from the influence of English). Is that correct'

updated Aug 2, 2012
posted by 00bacfba
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Es verdad James, es comun el uso de ambas palabras en el mismo sentido, pero seria mas acertado "favorito, cuando se tiene que dar una lista de ejemplos, "preferido" otorga cierto sentido de jerarquia, si se tiene que optar por una cosa, en este caso:
-- Mi comidas favoritas eran el arroz y las enchiladas, el mole,.......pero mi preferido era el arroz.

updated Aug 2, 2012
posted by Vernic
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Gracias, Vernic, por una explicación tán clara.

updated Apr 25, 2008
posted by 00bacfba
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...in other words, yes it was the correct past tense use of Ser smile

updated Apr 24, 2008
posted by elguapo
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cuando era niña, mi comida favorita era el arroz y las enchiladas.

updated Apr 24, 2008
posted by Vernic