Different Types of the Same Language
@MaddiOashi (183)
United States
August 12, 2015 5:58pm CST
My last post about language on the computers and such, made me think of something else in the foreign language area. I suspect everybody in the world is aware of the immigration problem here in America. Spanish everywhere! I'd love to visit Europe one of these years....when I get rich....lol.
Is all Spanish the same? (i.e: Spain vs Mexico)
Is all French the same? (i.e: France vs Quebec)
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@topffer (42155)
• France
13 Aug 15
There are a few words and expressions different between Spain and Central/South-America. Nothing very difficult, approximately the same difference than between UK English and US English. And a letter more in South-America : the 'x', not used in Spain where it is replaced by a 'j'. By example Mexico is written Mejico in Spain, Xavier Javier, etc and they pronounce it differently. Speaking with Mexican friends met on myLot on Skype, I have never had difficulties to understand them. The accent sounds a bit like the Spanish accent of South Spain for me.
The French spoken in Quebec is the French that was spoken in France in the 18th C, but it has evolved and has its own words and expressions. The accent sounds like a strong countryman accent from western France, and it is not always easy to understand : they put often subtitles on French TV for people from Quebec.
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