en el 2000, or en 2000 in Spanish? Thread poster: MollyRose
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MollyRose 
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I see that there are over 5 million hits in Google where people say "en 2000" rather than "en el 2000," but I seem to remember that I was taught to use the article when referring to a year. There were over 6 million hits for "en el 2000." Is that the most proper way of saying it? Of course, I realize that I could say "en el año 2000," but it gets to be too redundant when you have a text with several years mentioned to always include the word "año" in order to avoid the issue.
Was ... See more I see that there are over 5 million hits in Google where people say "en 2000" rather than "en el 2000," but I seem to remember that I was taught to use the article when referring to a year. There were over 6 million hits for "en el 2000." Is that the most proper way of saying it? Of course, I realize that I could say "en el año 2000," but it gets to be too redundant when you have a text with several years mentioned to always include the word "año" in order to avoid the issue.
Was it correct to always use the article, but now it's acceptable not to? I realize people don't always speak the way they write, but these days they are starting to write the way they speak.
Would the difference lie in the register of the document you're translating? For instance, a school policy would be more formal than a flyer. I'm currently working on a list of schools in a school district which tells a little info about each school so parents can decide which school might be best for their children. It's not "high formal," but it's "semi-formal."
There probably is already a thread on this but I didn't find it. I don't know how to find an existing topic (after entering a search with key word when possible) without scrolling through pages and pages, and then probably not finding it anyway. ▲ Collapse
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| "En 2000" o "En el año 2000" | Feb 15, 2011 |
En cualquier escrilo lo correcto es "En 2000" o "En el año 2000".
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| Distinction between written and spoken language | Feb 15, 2011 |
Hi Molly,
"En 2011" or "en el año 2011", if you are writing. And if you are speaking, the use of "el 2011" "en el 2011" is common place.
"(...) but these days they are starting to write the way they speak."
Quite, but I would not advocate for writing as we speak in this case.
Just in the same way as it would not seem appropriate for the use of the so called SMS language to enter into other areas.
Everything in its place and a place for... See more Hi Molly,
"En 2011" or "en el año 2011", if you are writing. And if you are speaking, the use of "el 2011" "en el 2011" is common place.
"(...) but these days they are starting to write the way they speak."
Quite, but I would not advocate for writing as we speak in this case.
Just in the same way as it would not seem appropriate for the use of the so called SMS language to enter into other areas.
Everything in its place and a place for everything.
Regards,
Myriam
Ps Very good link, Susanne. ▲ Collapse
| | | | | Not all the 5 million hits are Spanish | Feb 16, 2011 |
This is a bit OT, but note also that not all the 5 million hits are Spanish. Google counts almost 5 million hits for “en 2000” just for the pages that it deems to be in French.
[Edited at 2011-02-16 02:31 GMT]
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This was discussed to exhaustion in 1999 and 2000, but the RAE's response was always quite clear. No article.
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Thank you, everyone, for your replies. They have been very helpful. I'm sorry, I didn't find the topic from 1999 and 2000. Apparently I need to learn how to do searches better on ProZ and also in RAE.
Hopefully, though, this current discussion will be helpful for someone who might not find the older one.
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