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La editorial imprimió otro ejemplar, lo cual fue un éxito.

La editorial imprimió otro ejemplar, lo cual fue un éxito.
The publisher printed another copy, which was a success.
From Lesson 337:Neuter relative pronouns (lo que, lo cual)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about La editorial imprimió otro ejemplar, lo cual fue un éxito.

Why do we use lo cual here instead of just que or el cual?
The relative pronouns que or el cual would refer specifically to the noun ejemplar (the copy). However, the success wasn't the physical copy itself, but rather the entire action of printing it. To refer back to a complete idea or clause rather than a single noun, we use the neuter forms lo cual or lo que.
Could I use lo que instead of lo cual in this sentence?
Yes, they are mostly interchangeable here. Both can refer back to an idea that was just mentioned. Lo cual sounds slightly more formal and is very common in writing, while lo que is standard in everyday speech. Just remember that lo cual can only refer to something already stated in the sentence, which fits perfectly after the comma here.
I thought editorial meant an opinion article. Why does it translate to "publisher"?
This is a tricky noun that changes meaning based on its gender. When it is feminine (la editorial), it means the publishing house or publisher. To refer to an opinion article in a newspaper (an editorial), you must use the masculine form: el editorial.
Why use ejemplar for "copy" instead of copia?
In Spanish, copia generally refers to a reproduction, replica, or photocopy of an original. When talking about an individual printed item from a production run, like a book, magazine, or newspaper, the correct word is ejemplar.
Why is there no article before otro? Shouldn't "another" be un otro?
The word otro translates to both "other" and "another". It already contains the idea of "a" or "an", so adding un or una before it is a very common trap for English speakers, but it is grammatically incorrect in Spanish.

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