The English Word of the Day: Personal

Question

personal

(adjective) personal

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Mi frase/my sentence:

One of the advantages of traveling by subway is that you can read your newspaper and one of the disadvantages is that you run the risk of complete strangers invading your private space.

Una de las ventajas de viajar en metro es que puedes leer tu periódico y una de las desventajas es que corres el riesgo de que un completo extraño invada tu espacio privado.

¿Has visto todas las contribuciones en 'The Word of the Day' de ayer? katydew, shish, RichSean, gohern, annierats, ..., todos ellos merecen tu atención (y votos) también. Did you see all the entries of yesterday's Word of the Day? katydew, shish, RichSean, gohern, annierats, ..., they all deserve your attention (and votes) too.

Message from maestroantonio: "I've noticed that sometimes some users are missing some corrections so that is the reason I'm correcting in capital letters."

Hola MC y maestroantonio! Gracias! :)) - iana01, Jan 21, 2013

Thank you MC and Maestro. Your hard work is much appreciated! : ) - rac1, Jan 21, 2013

¡Muchísimas gracias ambos, MiCi y Maestro Antonio! - Silvia_Tcherneva, Jan 21, 2013

Thank youuuuuuuuuuuu and especially thank you maestro. You all make it fun! - mcl020, Jan 21, 2013

Hola a todos, que tengan un excelente día aprendiendo español. - maestroantonio, Jan 21, 2013

@mcl020 Your sentence is perfect, however I'd say "de que un completo extraño invada" - - maestroantonio, Jan 21, 2013

Then I will change it immediately in spite of my perfect sentence. Graciassss! - mcl020, Jan 21, 2013

Hahahahahaahaha, I see the difference in 1 stranger doing that and a whole lot of them. Hahahahaahahahahahahha - mcl020, Jan 21, 2013

Grasias Mc & Maestro !:). - shish75, Jan 21, 2013

Thanks, you two. Mcl, what a great entry! :)) - GraceM, Jan 22, 2013

The table and border and color looks great! I'll have to try this! - bandit51jd, Jan 22, 2013

Answer 1

Nunca prestes tus artículos personales. Never lend your personal stuff.

Nunca le prestes tus artículos personales a nadie. Never lend your personal stuff to anyone.

I'm not pretty sure about my English sentence. - maestroantonio, Jan 21, 2013

The picture is not showing, but Mark Parisi (Off the Mark)'s cartoons often aren't. Which is a shame as his cartoons are great!! - mcl020, Jan 21, 2013

It's perfect already. Alternatives: Never lend your X to anyone./Never lend out your Y (to anyone). - mcl020, Jan 21, 2013

Very good English, amigo! - rac1, Jan 21, 2013

Bien. - annierats, Jan 21, 2013

Muy interesante, nadie necesita 'le'.Gracias. - annierats, Jan 21, 2013

Looks fine, Maestro! - Noetol, Jan 21, 2013

True.:) Es verdad.:) - iana01, Jan 22, 2013

Answer 2

He does not like to talk about personal matters.

No le gusta hablar sobre asuntos personales.

jeje, sweet bird! ¡Hola, Iany! :) - Silvia_Tcherneva, Jan 21, 2013

He rathers puts them on the internet? ;-)) Hiii Iana ;-) - mcl020, Jan 21, 2013

Typo: "asustos">asuntos - maestroantonio, Jan 21, 2013

He's a sweety! - rac1, Jan 21, 2013

I'm sure his opinions fly from one thong to another! - Noetol, Jan 21, 2013

Every parrot I know speaks a lot about personal things that the owners never knew they taught them. ;o) - katydew, Jan 21, 2013

Gracias amigos,,, Silvy, Mc,Rac, Noetol, Katy. maestroanton!:)) - iana01, Jan 22, 2013

lol... Noetol!! :)))) jejje..Katy)))) - iana01, Jan 22, 2013

MaestroAntonio, muchísimas gracias por las correcciones!!:)) - iana01, Jan 22, 2013

Yes, Mc, he rather puts them on the internet. ;-)) - iana01, Jan 22, 2013

Good morning mi amiga !:). - shish75, Jan 22, 2013

Answer 3

To be happy , you have to take care of both your personal life and your work.

Para ser feliz, tiene que cuidar dos cosas, su vida personal y su trabajo.

Very true, Shish! - rac1, Jan 21, 2013

"Para ser feliz, tiene que cuidar dos cosas, su vida personal y su trabajo. " - maestroantonio, Jan 21, 2013

Grasias Rac & Maestro !:). - shish75, Jan 22, 2013

I agree, good one shish75. - RichSean1725, Jan 22, 2013

Yes. Hola Shish":) - iana01, Jan 22, 2013

Great pictrue, Shish!!:)) - iana01, Jan 22, 2013

You're right, Shish ;-) - mcl020, Jan 22, 2013

Answer 4

In a subway you don't have much personal space.

En un metro no tienes mucho espacio personal.

Not often! Luckily in your picture no total stranger can fall asleep on your lap ;-) - mcl020, Jan 21, 2013

¡Es casi igual al metro de la ciudad de México! Pero aquí es un poco peor... - maestroantonio, Jan 21, 2013

the woman on the left is smelling his armpit - Aranjuez12, Jan 21, 2013

Bleeeeghhhh, Aran, you're right ... - mcl020, Jan 21, 2013

"Smeel like a teen spirit" Kurt Cobain. :P - maestroantonio, Jan 21, 2013

Really good, Mstivers. Few things are worse than an invasion of your personal space. - annierats, Jan 21, 2013

I would hate to get stuck there. - rac1, Jan 22, 2013

Answer 5

He doesn't want to share his personal life. If he does it, it won't be personal anymore.

Él no quiere compartir su vida personal. Si lo hace, ya no va a ser personal.

But for a few $$$s he is more than willing to tell us all how he likes his coffee ;-))) Hola Silviiiii ;-)))) - mcl020, Jan 21, 2013

Unfortunately, everything is matter of money even for him. :))) Hola, amiguita!!!! - Silvia_Tcherneva, Jan 21, 2013

Everything? That's harsh. - mstivers, Jan 21, 2013

hmmmm..... money can't buy you any of life's most essential things, silvia. And I know perfectly well that you already know that ;-)))) - mcl020, Jan 21, 2013

Of course, I know that perfectly well. I had to say most of the thing are matter of money. Especially for the people that have already a lot of them. - Silvia_Tcherneva, Jan 21, 2013

Don't take the words so literaly, please! :) - Silvia_Tcherneva, Jan 21, 2013

We don't ;-) - mcl020, Jan 21, 2013

Well, mlc, it can buy company, doctors, pleasant surroundings,learning, beter ood, decent conversation. I'm willing to try it. - annierats, Jan 21, 2013

jeje, won't blame you ;) - Silvia_Tcherneva, Jan 21, 2013

Hola Silvy, amliga!!! Cómo estás?? :)) - iana01, Jan 22, 2013

Answer 6

Personal development is our responsibility.

El desarrollo personal es nuestra responsabilidad.

Yes!! That is our lifelong responsibility! - mcl020, Jan 21, 2013

Tienes razón, amiga. - RichSean1725, Jan 21, 2013

de acuerdo - gohern, Jan 21, 2013

Gracias amiga/amigos! : ) - rac1, Jan 21, 2013

De acuerdo, totalmente - Aranjuez12, Jan 21, 2013

Gracias Aran! : ) - rac1, Jan 21, 2013

That's right! - katydew, Jan 21, 2013

Bien hecho!!!!! - sgarcia3, Jan 21, 2013

Thanks Katy and Sgarcia! - rac1, Jan 22, 2013

Answer 7

La toma de posesión del Presidente Obama fue un momento muy personal para mí.

The inauguration of President Obama was a very personal moment for me.

I thought Obama was El Presidente. :) - ian-hill, Jan 21, 2013

And so he is... Thanks, Ian! :)) - Noetol, Jan 21, 2013

"La toma de posesión del presidente...." - maestroantonio, Jan 21, 2013

Thanks Maestro! New vocab for me! - Noetol, Jan 21, 2013

New vocabulary for me too. Thanks maestroanton! Hola Noetol!!:)) - iana01, Jan 22, 2013

Answer 8

A pesar de la ingravidez, la higiene personal siempre ha sido muy importante!

Regardless of weightlessness, personal hygiene has always been important!

Yes! Your picture is not showing (yet) and I am very curious ;-) - mcl020, Jan 21, 2013

Is it showing now? - bandit51jd, Jan 21, 2013

No. - rogspax, Jan 21, 2013

I tried to conjure it up for you, bandita. Hope it worked because it's a wonderful picture! - mcl020, Jan 21, 2013

Let me know if it's better now! - bandit51jd, Jan 21, 2013

Great picture! - Noetol, Jan 22, 2013

Lol - rac1, Jan 22, 2013

What a perfect picture!!:)) - iana01, Jan 22, 2013

Answer 9

Personal pronouns are forbidden in Spanish - almost.

Los pronombres personales están prohibidos en español - casi.

Yo no soy la única persona que lo dice.

Never used...except when they are! :)) - Noetol, Jan 21, 2013

But if YOu say it, we finally believe it ;-) - mcl020, Jan 21, 2013

:) - iana01, Jan 22, 2013

Answer 10

Tengo un entrenador personal para que me mantenga en forma. Se llama Wolfie.

I have a personal trainer in order to keep me in shape. His name is Wolfie.

Me pregunto porque su foto ha salido mucho más grande que la de mi marido, ayer? - annierats, Jan 21, 2013

Another great (and big ;-) ) pic of our amigo Wolfie. Thanks, annie ;-) - mcl020, Jan 21, 2013

I have no answer to your question ;-)) - mcl020, Jan 21, 2013

What a shot. Very good! - rac1, Jan 21, 2013

well, we don't have to ask ourselves why you chose the name Wolfie - Aranjuez12, Jan 21, 2013

You can see why I'm fit for my age... - annierats, Jan 21, 2013

Answer 11

Cuando alguien dice, "No es nada personal.", por lo general es muy personal.

When someone says, " It is nothing personal", generally it is very personal.

Yes! - mcl020, Jan 21, 2013

es verdad. - annierats, Jan 21, 2013

Answer 12

Es probable que permitas que tus opiniones personales influyan en tus decisiones.

It's likely that you allow your personal views to influence your decisions.

Hi Grace..: ) - rac1, Jan 22, 2013

Hi Grace!:) - iana01, Jan 22, 2013

Answer 13

He dicho a mis niñas: Cuando una persona toque una parte corporal personal están permitidas golpear.

Les dicho a mis niñas: Cuando una persona les toque una parte íntima del cuerpo tienen permiso de golpear.

I have told my girls: When a person touches a personal body part they are allowed to hit.

"L e s he dicho" "una persona les toque una parte íntima del cuerpo" "tienen permiso de golpear" - maestroantonio, Jan 21, 2013

Funny! 1 vote! - maestroantonio, Jan 21, 2013

gracias Maestro, he aprendido algo nuevo - Aranjuez12, Jan 21, 2013

That's a necessity over here, alas. Good advice, Aran!! - mcl020, Jan 21, 2013

Good for you, Aran! - rac1, Jan 22, 2013

Good advice, Aran! - iana01, Jan 22, 2013

Answer 14

Alejarse de mí, estás en mi espacio personal. Back up, you are in my personal space.

That's a perfect example of a cat's attitude! - GraceM, Jan 22, 2013

Yep, they're big on attitude. - rac1, Jan 22, 2013

Perfect use of the word of the day! - iana01, Jan 22, 2013

Answer 15

Personalmente les agradesco a todos por sus correciónes en el foro!!>>Personally I tahank you all for your corrections on this forum!!

"a g r a d e z c o" ^u^ - maestroantonio, Jan 22, 2013

"I thank" I thank you for your participation, amigo! - rac1, Jan 22, 2013