Breakdown of El documental es cautivador; no obstante, el guion tiene algunos errores.
ser
to be
tener
to have
alguno
some / any
el error
the mistake
el documental
the documentary
el guion
the script
cautivador
captivating
no obstante
nevertheless / however
Questions & Answers about El documental es cautivador; no obstante, el guion tiene algunos errores.
What is the difference between no obstante and sin embargo in this sentence?
Why is there a semicolon before no obstante and a comma after it?
When you use a contrast connector like no obstante to link two complete, independent thoughts, standard Spanish punctuation rules require a semicolon (or a period) before the connector and a comma immediately after it.
I sometimes see the word for "script" written with an accent mark (guión). Why doesn't it have one here?
You will still see guión in older texts, but the official spelling changed in 2010. The Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) ruled that guion is technically a single syllable (a diphthong), and single-syllable words generally do not get written accent marks in Spanish.
Could I say unos errores instead of algunos errores?
Yes, they are very similar, but there is a slight nuance. Algunos (some/a few) emphasizes a limited but unspecified quantity, which fits perfectly here to soften the criticism: the script has a few errors, but the documentary is still captivating. Unos is simply the plural of un (a/an) and feels a bit more neutral.
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