Foot in the mouth (What? by I am Brad via Flickr)
There are real pros and cons to speaking another language. The pros are much talked about, but let’s get serious. Speaking (or attempting to speak) another language leaves you wide (I mean WIDE) open for riduclosity (I know that’s not a word–but it helps make my point!) Continue reading
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Tagged can't believe I just said that, foot in mouth, Oops!, Speaking Spanish
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I’m coming up on 20 years in Chile, and I speak Spanish all day, every day. Sure, I still have an accent, but it rarely gets in the way—except when a diphthong is involved!
The dastardly diphthong is the sound produced when two vowels buddy up in the same syllable and get so tight they morph into a whole new vowel sound (sounds almost biological, doesn’t it?). Continue reading
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Tagged accents, Chile, English language, Language, language learning, linguistics, PostaWeek2011, pronunciation, Spanish language, Speaking Spanish, Vowel
Cachando Chile: Reflections on Chilean Culture 