Muro de palabras by David Rojinsky https://padlet.com/davidrojinsky/fp8072lw86g1 Made for translators en-us 2018-10-07 20:54:53 UTC 2025-11-10 05:44:49 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/davidrojinsky/fp8072lw86g1/wish/309376647 The decisive influence of Hispanic American immigrants in Spain – a few million of them – is that which has an effect on the common language. This fusion of the language will be definitive, as we will become aware that the Spanish of Spain, the traditional variety, is just a dialect variation. For example, the vosotros (informal plural you) that us Spanish people use – nearly all of us except Canarians and some Andalucians – will have to give way to the predominant ustedes (formal plural you) form.

]]> 2018-11-29 16:11:54 UTC https://padlet.com/davidrojinsky/fp8072lw86g1/wish/309376647 https://padlet.com/davidrojinsky/fp8072lw86g1/wish/309379114  Santiago Ruiz, one of our readers, refers to my assertion that the Spanish language truly started when it expanded to the American continent. Santiago considers this expansion to be an imposition on the part of the conquerors, the clergy and the creoles. Santiago thus concluded; “it never fails to amaze me that a person with your academic education would make statements of this nature, so unspecific and non-representative of reality. ]]> 2018-11-29 16:15:25 UTC https://padlet.com/davidrojinsky/fp8072lw86g1/wish/309379114 Santiago Ruiz, one of our readers, refers to my statement about how the Spanish language only starts to be such when it expands through to the American continent. That expansion is considered by Santiago as an imposition of the conquistadors, the clergy and the creoles. Ruiz concludes “It doesn’t stop surprising me that a person with their intellect makes statements of this nature, as little as they are barely accurate and reflective of reality. Unless there is a second intention, that would be making the Spanish language more prestigious at the cost of belittling the others. https://padlet.com/davidrojinsky/fp8072lw86g1/wish/309379499 2018-11-29 16:15:57 UTC https://padlet.com/davidrojinsky/fp8072lw86g1/wish/309379499 Don Santiago concludes: “It never fails to amaze me that a person with their intellectual preparation, makes affirmations of this nature, as so few are exact or reflect reality. Unless there is a second intention, to honour the Spanish language at the cost of diminishing the rest. Being this way, it adds to the famous Spanish imperialism, destructive and without respect https://padlet.com/davidrojinsky/fp8072lw86g1/wish/309379994 2018-11-29 16:16:28 UTC https://padlet.com/davidrojinsky/fp8072lw86g1/wish/309379994 Santiago Ruiz, one of our readers, refers to my statement that the Spanish language begins to be true when it is expanded by the American Continent. Santiago considers this expansion like a “imposition” of the conquerors, the clergy and later the creoles. Don Santiago concludes: “It never fails to amaze me that a person with their intellectual preparation, makes affirmations of this nature, as so few are exact or reflect reality. Unless there is a second intention, to honour the Spanish language at the cost of diminishing the rest. Being this way, it adds to the famous Spanish imperialism, destructive and without respect for the cultures and languages that they find there. https://padlet.com/davidrojinsky/fp8072lw86g1/wish/309380629 2018-11-29 16:17:16 UTC https://padlet.com/davidrojinsky/fp8072lw86g1/wish/309380629 Francisco Gonzales, Cuban national, tells some interesting misunderstandings that happen between Cubans and Spanish people. like in Spain the "armario" (which means wardrobe in English) is "escaparate" (window) in Cuba. But "escaparate" for Spanish people is "la vidriera" for Cubans. At the same time, "la vidriera" (stained glass) in Spain is "el vitral" in Cuba. To finish, what Spanish people call "armario emputrado" (fitted wardrobe" , Cubans call plainly "closet", an anglicism. https://padlet.com/davidrojinsky/fp8072lw86g1/wish/311884230 2018-12-06 16:16:15 UTC https://padlet.com/davidrojinsky/fp8072lw86g1/wish/311884230 https://padlet.com/davidrojinsky/fp8072lw86g1/wish/311896797 Lorenzo Martinez Gomez tells us the funny situations he experienced in Columba while teaching ]]> 2018-12-06 16:34:28 UTC https://padlet.com/davidrojinsky/fp8072lw86g1/wish/311896797