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[Josh]

Kick balls into outer space for maximum authenticity.

[Hubbitron]

HEY LASERLIPS

[Yoshi]

Incorrect. If you're asking someone how they're doing you just say, "Como esta?" (formal) or "Como estas?" (informal).

You could also go with "Que pasa, mang?" That may be more "authentic".

That's not what he asked.

[Gohron]

Incorrect. If you're asking someone how they're doing you just say, "Como esta?" (formal) or "Como estas?" (informal).

You could also go with "Que pasa, mang?" That may be more "authentic".

Regardless of Yoshi's response, this is informative. What is the main difference between "a" or "as" added on to the end of a verb? Obviously it has something to do with formality but I'm wondering if there is some deeper idea to it. Would this carry on to other verbs?

[Yoshi]

There are six verb forms in Spanish. Latin American Spanish generally only uses five of them. Two of those five are the you (singular, formal) and you (singular, informal) forms. The "a" above is the formal (Usted), while the "as" is the informal (tu).