Speak Mexican? 2

[DTSMAN]

Actual conversation in our shop here in Texas. Told someone I did not speak Mexican and was corrected that Mexican is a race of people and they speak a form of Spanish.
The discussion ended with a consensus that Spain speaks Spanish, Mexicans speak Mexican, Americans speak American, and England speaks English.

Is it wrong to indetify the different dialect as Mexican since it is unique to Mexicans or call what Americans speak American?

Bo

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[Michael52x]

So, it's "Mexanish" or "Spanican" !
Me no se habla espanol.

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[rmw2]

I speak Mexican Spanish and Spain Spanish and Venezuelan Spanish. There are words I can use in some of those countries that I wouldn't dare use in the other. And, they aren't the same words either, so it is tough to keep it all straight. Something very properly said in one country can be quite vulgar in another. The words are the same. That is language usage, not difference.

I worked for a British company for a few years and found out that we speak the same language, but use words differently. I had to learn how to translate British English for my American clients and vice versa. Not knowing the difference caused real problems at times.

rmw2

 

[DTSMAN]

Thanks Thadeus, star for you.

I guess we are adding to the world of acronyms a world of hyphenated descriptors to stay politically correct. I will avoid the one that annoys me and my classmate from Morocco here in the states.

So, Boomhauer from the animated series 'King Of The Hill' actually speaks, "Texan-American-English". I understand him just fine.

Majority rules. I am going with the flow. Thanks for the advice..

Bo

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[SQLSister]

I don't think you get it yet. It isn't wrong to call it Mexican or American because that is politically incorrect, it is wrong because the actual language is English or Spanish. There is a difference between a language and a dialect. You don't have to hyphenate it either. He speaks English is perfectly fine in usage.

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[2ffat]

On a side note, it seems the New Yorkers are losing their accents according to this news article.


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