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It is said that something is temporary when it is considered to be temporary, that is, it will not be durable or permanent. In this way, in everyday life there is a whole series of events that are cataloged in this way. Thus, if someone fixes a faucet on his own while waiting for it to be fixed permanently by a plumber or if a employee replaces another for a time, we are faced with typically temporary situations.

Waiting for a definitive solution

Everything provisional is related to transitory situations, since it is understood that for a time the solution contributed to a problem is partially valid but not definitively, since it is a temporary solution. We could say that the provisional acts as a patch, since it is a momentary fix and that in a short time it will be resolved conclusively.

An example of how temporary can become durable

A proposal or provisional solution is intended to provide a solution for a time, but it is possible that the provisional will become durable. Let's look at this idea with a soccer example. The forward holder of a

team soccer player suffers an injury and for a while he is replaced by another striker who has not yet shown his qualities.

When the new striker begins to play he shows his scoring ability and this circumstance changes the approach coach's initial; in such a way that the provisional solution becomes definitive.

In Latin America and Spain

The word we analyze is commonly used in Latin America, but not in Spain, where the term provisional is used. Both forms are equivalent and identical in meaning. This example shows that the same language, Spanish, presents curious differences according to the different territories. The first difference called the attention is the word to designate the language, since in America it is Castilian and in Spain it is Spanish.

From a linguistic point of view, the differences in Spanish or Castilian can be explained by two fundamental reasons

1) During stage colonial Spanish of America received the influence of the different native languages ​​and

2) immigration from different European nations to Latin American countries was accompanied by significant changes in the language (for example, in Argentina many words are of Italian).

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