RE: Re: Perception soapbox

[Guest guest]

Does one, in Spanish, say, " Soy diabetico " or " Estoy diabetico. " ? I was taught

that one uses " ser " to denote innate and permanent conditions, and 'estar' for

health, location, or temporary condition. Under the rule, " Once a diabetic,

always a diabetic " , I'm inclined to say, " soy " , but because it is a matter of

HEALTH, I'm inclined towards " estoy. " (One does say " esta muerto " , after all.)

[alldiabeticinternational] Re: Perception soapbox

I hadn't thought of this subtle distinction.

Before getting any deeper into this discussion, I'd like to make two

considerations. First, that I live in a Spanish speaking country.

Moreover, Spanish is my mothertongue. There may be linguistic as well

as cultural differences in our respective environments. Second, that

I don't consider this a very important distinction, though I know

people who do.