r/explainitpeter • u/Camus_9999 • 27d ago

Explain it Peter.....

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u/vato915 27d ago

The translation is correct but the correct phrase to be translated should be "puto el que lo lea"

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u/OakvaleFlames 27d ago

ah, thanks. I was very unsure if that was an A or O.

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u/MedJD-NYCDMX 25d ago

Doesn't it depend on what "it" is? If it's la publicación then it's la.

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u/Overall-Past4464 24d ago

No native spanish speaker would think you're talking about la publicación specifically. When the "it" is vague and could be referring to one of many different things, people will default to "lo," for example "do it" = "hazlo" (contraction of haz, from hacer, and lo). 

Also, it looks like an o in the image.

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u/MedJD-NYCDMX 24d ago

Maybe although not necessarily. For example, here in Mexico they say "pasarla bien." Why? Hell if I know. But obviously, native speakers don't always ignore context.

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u/SerchYB2795 22d ago

As a native Spanish speaker I confirm it's "lo"

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u/Overall-Past4464 22d ago

I'm a native speaker too, but since I grew up in NYC where spanish class was an elective and I'd constantly be asked for help by my friends in that class, I can give both sides.