EnglishMobster@kbin.social to News@kbin.social · edit-21 year agoLinguists have identified a new English dialect that's emerging in South Floridaphys.orgexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up129arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up129arrow-down1external-linkLinguists have identified a new English dialect that's emerging in South Floridaphys.orgEnglishMobster@kbin.social to News@kbin.social · edit-21 year agomessage-square16fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareFlaky_Fish69@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year ago“we got down from the car and went inside” can make sense. Assuming the ‘car’ is a truck… and it’s lifted. or just a new model ford or chevy.
minus-squareAttackBunny@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoIf you grew up with people who’s first language is Spanish, you probably don’t even think about it. I honestly had to read it a bunch of times to understand the issue, and English is my first language.
minus-squarelurkeymclerkface@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoI agree. After reading the article it seems less surprising than the title reads. Just English words in the order Spanish words typically would be.
“we got down from the car and went inside” can make sense. Assuming the ‘car’ is a truck… and it’s lifted. or just a new model ford or chevy.
If you grew up with people who’s first language is Spanish, you probably don’t even think about it. I honestly had to read it a bunch of times to understand the issue, and English is my first language.
I agree. After reading the article it seems less surprising than the title reads. Just English words in the order Spanish words typically would be.