Modern Spanish Grammar: A Practical Guide

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En último lugar... Finally...
Primeramente... First of all...
Luego... Then... , next...
Después... Then... , next...
Seguidamente... Next...
A continuación... Then.. ., next...
Más adelante veremos... Further on we shall see...

30.10.4 Establishing references


To establish references between part of an argument or between information shared by
speaker and listener with a related point we use the following phrases:

En/por lo que se refiere a...
In reference to... , with regard to...

En lo que respecta a...
With regard to...

Respecto de...
Regarding... , with regard to...
Con respecto a...
With regard to... , regarding...

Con relación a...
In connection with... ,

En relación con...
In connection with...

En cuanto a...
As for... , as regards...

En lo que concierne a...
With regard to...

The expressions listed above are also often found in formal letter writing:

Con relación a su carta de 25 de abril...
In connection with your letter of 25th April...

En lo que se refiere a su propuesta...
With regard to your proposal...

En lo que concierne a su pedido de azulejos...
With regard to your order for ceramic tiles...

30.10.5 Giving examples


To give examples and illustrate a point use the following:

Por ejemplo...
For example...

Pongamos por ejemplo (el caso de.. .)
Let’s take as an example (the case of.. .)

Formal development of a topic 30.10

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