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Porque tiene usar "e" instead of "y" en espanol a veces (por ejemplo me gusta bailar e iglesia)?

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    Si la palabra después de "y" empieza con "i-"/"hi", se usa "e" en vez de "y". (Excepciones: palabras que empiezan con "hie-" o "hia-").
    Ejemplos: "Tengo aguja e hilo". "Construyen casas e iglesias". "Dame agua y hielo".
    Se hace para evitar dos sonidos "i" seguidos. (cacophony).

    De forma similar, cuando usas "o" (meaning "or") antes de una palabra que empieza por "o"/"ho", debes usar "u" en su lugar. Ej: "¿Comerás pescado u otra cosa?"

    Hi! Because of the sound "y" is the same of "i", so when the word begins with a "i" we must change the "y" to a "e".

    Here are some examples:

    Es incorrecto y ilógico = Es incorrecto e ilógico.

    Vamos para España y Italia = Vamos para España e Italia.

    The same thing happens with "u" instead of "o", it's because the sound.

    Example: ¿Amor o Odio? = ¿Amor u Odio?

    It's in the same way you use a/an in English. You don't say "a apple" because it sounds quite bad. For the same reason we don't use "y" before words that starts with i or hi (there is an exception with hie- hia-)

    For example:

    Me gusta planificar e improvisar. I like planning and improvising.
    Compra agua y hielo . Buy water and ice
    Aprobé matemáticas e historia. I passed maths and history.

    es la misma cosa con "o" y "u", amor <3

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