Spanish language Q&A Forum

I'm just curious about the English translation. To be grammatically correct in English, I supposed you'd have to say, "the students with whom I partied." But no one talks that way, and it sounds very stuffy and formal. So I take it, you have decided not to follow English grammar to the letter, but rather the way people actually talk. I think that's a good decision. I take it you are descriptive rather than prescriptive grammarians? 

I did not see any discussion as to whether you can split the pronouns and put just one on the end of the infinitive/gerund:

Tengo un libro nuevo y me quierolo  leer pronto.

Tengo un libro nuevo y lo quierome  leer pronto.  (pronoun ordering???)

Would either of these forms be acceptable?

I learned Spanish in Mexico and this usage is not familiar to me. Is it more likely found in Spain?

I have 2 questions about "no puedo esperar a ver":

1. First I was surprised by the 'a' after 'esperar'.  When do you use this construct rather than esperar on it's own? 

2. In the grammar link for that sentence it says that you shouldn't use this construct at all, so when should you vs when shouldn't you:

"Literal translations from English to Spanish don't work. In this context, do not use this type of construction in the English way:

"Estoy mirando a..." (I am looking forward to...)

"No puedo esperar a..." (I can't wait to...)"

Is there any guidance at all as to which of the accepted placement options is preferred in a given situation? Is the choice totally down to the speaker? Which option is/are most commonly used?