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Sabes Que?

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Sabes Que?

by Shale Tue Sep 25, 2012 9:33 am

Por que su habla in Español?

You know what? I find it annoying when ppl who are writing or speaking in a common language throws in a phrase or word in a foreign language. Even tho I often use Spanish terms that everyone here in South Florida knows I have to remind myself that on the Web not everyone uses these terms.

So, I know I should be more laissez faire about ppl using common foreign expressions that everyone knows, but one should not assume that every English speaking person reading an English text would know what these common expressions are.

Just sayin'

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Re: Sabes Que?

by Alan Smithee Tue Sep 25, 2012 9:36 am

Shale wrote:Por que su habla in Español?

You know what? I find it annoying when ppl who are writing or speaking in a common language throws in a phrase or word in a foreign language. Even tho I often use Spanish terms that everyone here in South Florida knows I have to remind myself that on the Web not everyone uses these terms.

So, I know I should be more laissez faire about ppl using common foreign expressions that everyone knows, but one should not assume that every English speaking person reading an English text would know what these common expressions are.

Just sayin'

Yeah, I thot you might feel that way when ppl do that. Wink

I don't mind looking up things that I don't know Shrugs (Oh well…)

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by Alan Smithee Tue Sep 25, 2012 9:39 am

At least my public education already taught me what "laissez faire" means (and I didn't need to take one French class) big grin

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by Shale Tue Sep 25, 2012 9:48 am

Alan Smithee wrote:
Yeah, I thot you might feel that way when ppl do that. I don't mind looking up things that I don't know

I guess I am annoyed because I had to look it up. Conyo! blank stare @ you

I haven't heard the expression down here.

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by Tony Marino Tue Sep 25, 2012 10:54 am

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Re: Sabes Que?

by Alan Smithee Tue Sep 25, 2012 11:03 am

Shale wrote:
I guess I am annoyed because I had to look it up. Conyo!

I haven't heard the expression down here.

"Knowledge Is Good." Sabelotodo smug

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by Shale Tue Sep 25, 2012 11:29 am

Alan Smithee wrote: "Knowledge Is Good." Sabelotodo

Now yer just fuckin' with me, smartass! Blue Cool

(And, I had to look that one up too! blank stare @ you

)

Actually, the security guard just told me 'sabelotodo' means 'know-it-all' but the online dictionaries said 'smartass' which is often the same thing.

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by Alan Smithee Tue Sep 25, 2012 1:59 pm

Know-it-all : Smartass

thinking

Which could I have meant? big grin

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Re: Sabes Que?

by wants2laugh Tue Sep 25, 2012 2:08 pm

I think its funny when I'm at work, surrounded by Chinese, Filipinos, and Peurto Ricans... and they start speaking "Chinish, Tagalish, and Spanglish" respectively.

It's funny to hear them speaking from one language to the other... they claim it is because sometimes english words are easier to say for their meaning than trying to translate it into their language. Shrugs (Oh well…)

I do not mind when people speak/write what makes them comfortable, but I HATE that the signs in stores like Kmart/Sears are in Spanish. If I lived in Elizabeth or Newark with high spanish populations, I could understand. But believe me when I tell you that I only had like one hispanic family in my whole school system.

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Re: Sabes Que?

by Shale Tue Sep 25, 2012 3:28 pm

wants2laugh wrote: ... It's funny to hear them speaking from one language to the other... they claim it is because sometimes english words are easier to say for their meaning than trying to translate it into their language. ...

I'm always amazed at the Spanglish conversations - they both have to know every word in both languages or how do they know which word the other understands.

I have heard my Russky co-workers speaking long dialogue in Russian then a word like 'drycleaners' comes up. I asked them if they didn't have a Russian word for drycleaner and they said not as easy as the English word.