La_ instead of _le_ for the feminine is however permissible
and is used by the best writers.

_Les_ instead of _los_ is often found in the accusative (direct object),
masculine plural, but this should not be imitated.

When a conjunctive pers. pronoun follows the verb, the subject pronoun
must also follow, as--

Digolo yo (_not_ yo digolo): I say so.

Otherwise the position of the subject pronoun in relation to the verb is
very arbitrary, the general practice being, of course, to put it before
unless the sentence is interrogative.

The conj. pronouns _nos_ and _os_ following a verb in the Imperative
mood require the elision of the _s_ and _d_ termination of the verb,
as--

Escribamonos: Let us write to each other.

Escribios: Write to each other.

Conjunctive pronouns are used to substitute the possessive adjective
before parts of the body or articles of dress, as--

Me quebre el brazo: I broke my arm.

Se lastimo el dedo: He hurt his finger.

Se puso el sombrero: He put on his hat.

Also--

Me han impuesto una multa sobre los generos: They have inflicted a fine
on my goods.

And in all similar cases when by doing this the possessive may be
avoided without creating confusion.

A somewhat similar use of these pronouns is the "ethical" dative, as--

Pongame aqui un clavo: Put me a nail here.

Castigueme este muchacho para que aprenda: Punish this boy (for me) so
that he may learn.

Corteme el pelo a este muchacho: Cut this boy's hair.

This "ethical dative" shows the person _interested in the action. Its
use is much more frequent in Spanish than in English.

=Conducir= (model verb for all ending in _ducir_; to conduct, to lead).

_Pres. Indic._, Conduzco----------

_Pres. Subj._, Conduzca, conduzcas, conduzca, conduzcamos, conduzcais,
conduzcan.

_Past Def._, Conduje, condujiste, condujo, condujimos, condujisteis,
condujeron.[186]

[Footnote 186: Not "condujieron." Imp. Subj., of course, Condujese, etc.]

VOCABULARY.

=abordar=, to board, to accost, to approach
=*abrir agua=, to spring a leak
=ajeno=, belonging to others, outward
*=andar en cuestiones=, to dispute
=barrica=, cask
=cabo=, corporal
=?como no?= yes, of course I will
*=cubrir (p.p. cubierto)=, to cover
*=dar dos pasos=, to take a stroll
*=dar la lengua=, to chat, to parley
=despejar=, to clear
=devanarse los sesos=, to rack one's brains
=difunto=, late, deceased
=estallar=, to burst, to explode, to break out