Unkotare
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English is a "mongrel" language, as you put it....
So is every other language, to one extent or another. And Spanish comes from Latin, so...
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English is a "mongrel" language, as you put it....
As they make money and pay income taxes, they are becoming Republicans too.That's why German, Polish, French, Italian never became dominant all over our country is because most of them came legally at the same time and assimilated to English.
Latino immigrants are "assimilating to English" just as those from European countries have.
I won't disagree.English is a "mongrel" language, as you put it....
So is every other language, to one extent or another. And Spanish comes from Latin, so...
English is a "mongrel" language, as you put it....
So is every other language, to one extent or another. And Spanish comes from Latin, so...
English is a "mongrel" language, as you put it, a blend of Old English, German and Latin, mainly, with some Spanish lingo thrown in.Absent a Muslim takeover - if that hasn't already happened - I believe we'll see a new quasi-language arise. Words from both English and Spanish mingled even further than we see today. What will be more telling will be sentence structure. English seems to cut to the chase more quickly than Spanish but not in every case. We'll likely see a hybrid (OK, mongrel) language. Unless, of course, Sharia law forbids it.
English is a "mongrel" language, as you put it....
So is every other language, to one extent or another. And Spanish comes from Latin, so...
Icelandic isn't....
Home improvement store nearby has primary signs in Spanish with English sub-titles. A corporate thing as Spanish is little used in this area. French or Portuguese would make sense as secondaries. In one particular store of the chain the primary probably should be Ebonics.
But, hey, for chains? One Size Fits All!
At least for the first couple of post-Obama years I would expect Arabic to be mandatory only for prayers.
Home improvement store nearby has primary signs in Spanish with English sub-titles. A corporate thing as Spanish is little used in this area. French or Portuguese would make sense as secondaries. In one particular store of the chain the primary probably should be Ebonics.
But, hey, for chains? One Size Fits All!
Way to win the hearts of your Portuguese customers -- talk to them in Spanish.
Oh, you DON'T know why.
Try it, then and see what happens.
I think Spanglish will someday become the major spoken language in the USA.
As they make money and pay income taxes, they are becoming Republicans too.That's why German, Polish, French, Italian never became dominant all over our country is because most of them came legally at the same time and assimilated to English.
Latino immigrants are "assimilating to English" just as those from European countries have.
Beware American style hand gestures in other countries, particularly Brasil. Our common thumb-and-finger circle with three raised fingers approximate our single raised finger. But turn the same three fingers down and it's worse.
Know why?