Comments on: Is there a proper type of Spanish? http://tresculturasspanish.net/2007/10/12/is-there-a-proper-type-of-spanish/ To inform and debate Sat, 03 Jul 2010 13:25:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: big ed http://tresculturasspanish.net/2007/10/12/is-there-a-proper-type-of-spanish/#comment-2183 big ed Sun, 15 Mar 2009 19:49:04 +0000 http://tresculturasspanish.wordpress.com/2007/10/12/is-there-a-proper-type-of-spanish/#comment-2183 Lets face it, learn American english first then spanish as used in the Americas and then spanglish caint, oh I mean you can not go wrong. You all have a good day, ese. Lets face it, learn American english first then spanish as used in the Americas and then spanglish caint, oh I mean you can not go wrong. You all have a good day, ese.

]]> By: Bilingual Blogger http://tresculturasspanish.net/2007/10/12/is-there-a-proper-type-of-spanish/#comment-633 Bilingual Blogger Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:36:16 +0000 http://tresculturasspanish.wordpress.com/2007/10/12/is-there-a-proper-type-of-spanish/#comment-633 This entry of "proper Spanish" reminds me of when people say "speak proper English." It's a never ending debate. Beginning students of Spanish should strive to learn grammatically correct Spanish and not obsess about whether what they're learning is "universal", "proper" or "standard", since it will be all three if they do that one thing. This entry of “proper Spanish” reminds me of when people say “speak proper English.” It’s a never ending debate. Beginning students of Spanish should strive to learn grammatically correct Spanish and not obsess about whether what they’re learning is “universal”, “proper” or “standard”, since it will be all three if they do that one thing.

]]> By: Luis http://tresculturasspanish.net/2007/10/12/is-there-a-proper-type-of-spanish/#comment-195 Luis Wed, 12 Dec 2007 04:39:12 +0000 http://tresculturasspanish.wordpress.com/2007/10/12/is-there-a-proper-type-of-spanish/#comment-195 Hola Miguel, I didn’t know that there was a ‘Universal Spanish from Mexico’; this is the first time I hear that! What I’ve tried to explain here, it’s to do with the nature of the Spanish language as a whole. It has nothing to do with regional or national variations, as they are too many and far too broad to be considered in a short post like this. Standard Spanish (a regulated form of Spanish, generally the one recognized by the Spanish Language Academy) is the only ‘universal’ language type – and it doesn’t belong to anyone. This Spanish variety is a widely accepted form of Spanish. The Castilian Spanish (from Spain) and all the Spanish varieties from the American continent are all legitimate forms of modern Spanish. There are many varieties of Spanish currently in use. They are all legitimate and from the linguistic point of view none of them is better or worse than any other. They simply are means for oral and written communication used by people that must be studied according to cultural and historic considerations. Hola Miguel,

I didn’t know that there was a ‘Universal Spanish from Mexico’; this is the first time I hear that!

What I’ve tried to explain here, it’s to do with the nature of the Spanish language as a whole. It has nothing to do with regional or national variations, as they are too many and far too broad to be considered in a short post like this.

Standard Spanish (a regulated form of Spanish, generally the one recognized by the Spanish Language Academy) is the only ‘universal’ language type – and it doesn’t belong to anyone. This Spanish variety is a widely accepted form of Spanish. The Castilian Spanish (from Spain) and all the Spanish varieties from the American continent are all legitimate forms of modern Spanish.

There are many varieties of Spanish currently in use. They are all legitimate and from the linguistic point of view none of them is better or worse than any other. They simply are means for oral and written communication used by people that must be studied according to cultural and historic considerations.

]]> By: Miguel Gutierrez http://tresculturasspanish.net/2007/10/12/is-there-a-proper-type-of-spanish/#comment-189 Miguel Gutierrez Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:21:24 +0000 http://tresculturasspanish.wordpress.com/2007/10/12/is-there-a-proper-type-of-spanish/#comment-189 What I personaly concider proper Spanish would be Spanishfrom the main city in Spain, but the apparent Universal Spanish is from Mexico. Is this wrong? I can not say, but it is definitely different from other South American Spanish, many words are similar, but not always. But sometimes it also goes as far as to some one word may mean one thing and to another is an insult. Minor example is for Chilean Pendejo it is a way to say Pubic Hair, to Argentinian it means a Little Child. There are many other differences, but to me Span Spanish is proper, and that it has to come from the place (City) of origin. Remember Latin America was started by Spaniards. What I personaly concider proper Spanish would be Spanishfrom the main city in Spain, but the apparent Universal Spanish is from Mexico. Is this wrong? I can not say, but it is definitely different from other South American Spanish, many words are similar, but not always. But sometimes it also goes as far as to some one word may mean one thing and to another is an insult. Minor example is for Chilean Pendejo it is a way to say Pubic Hair, to Argentinian it means a Little Child. There are many other differences, but to me Span Spanish is proper, and that it has to come from the place (City) of origin. Remember Latin America was started by Spaniards.

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