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Lo preferisco rispetto alla tv, lo streaming illimitato.

Lo preferisco rispetto alla tv, lo streaming illimitato.
I prefer it compared to TV, unlimited streaming.
From Lesson 417:Addition and comparison (oltre a, rispetto a)·Italian

Questions & Answers about Lo preferisco rispetto alla tv, lo streaming illimitato.

Why does rispetto a become rispetto alla here?
The connector rispetto a (compared to) is followed by the noun tv (short for televisione), which is feminine singular and takes the definite article la. The preposition a combines with la to form the articulated preposition alla.
Why is there a lo at the beginning if the object lo streaming illimitato is already stated at the end?
This is a conversational structure called right dislocation. The speaker uses the pronoun lo to state their preference immediately (lo preferisco - I prefer it), and then tags the actual object (lo streaming illimitato) at the end of the sentence to clarify what "it" is.
Could I just use standard word order without the first lo?
Absolutely. You can say Preferisco lo streaming illimitato rispetto alla tv. The version in this sentence is just more typical of natural, everyday spoken Italian where the speaker wants to emphasize the action of preferring before specifying the object.
Why does the English word "streaming" take the article lo?
Foreign loanwords in Italian are generally masculine by default. Because "streaming" starts with an "s" followed by a consonant (an "impure s"), it follows the standard rule for that letter combination and takes the masculine article lo instead of il.

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