Are you bilingual

[BUCKYLE]

I speak 'Merican.

 

[DubCoffman62]

I speak 'Merican.

I knew a guy in the service from Mississippi that insisted that "Southern" was a real language.

 

[muffler dragon]

Used to be fluent in Spanish. Trying to get back to that.

 

[scooter1369]

I know just enough spanish to be able to navigate Miami without getting shot.

 

[Crump's brother]

I'm fluent in Spanish. After eight years of study, I lived in Ecuador for the final six months of my college experience.

 

[kinch]

I'm fluent in Spanish. After eight years of study, I lived in Ecuador for the final six months of my college experience.

Where in Ecuador?

 

[MililaniBuckeye]

Basic conversational ability in Japanese. Was stationed near Tokyo '76-'83, and then in Okinawa '93-'96.

Nearly two pages and no "cunning linguist" comments yet? Slackers...

 

[Crump's brother]

Where in Ecuador?

I attended La Universidad Catolica in Quito, but I traveled throughout the country. I lived in Pasaje Murillo which is just off of Avenida Colon and diez de agosto.

If ever in Ecuador, Banos is a must see.

 

[Fungo Squiggly]

I am fluent in Esparanto

 

[Zurp]

Just over 7 years married and I think I know enough Femalese to get by. I doubt I could blend in at Joann's Fabric, but I know what my wife is saying.

For instance, "Were you going to take the garbage out before you go to work?" means "I wanted you to take the garbage out last night, you lazy turd!"
"Did you remember to buy diapers?" means "Go back to the store and buy diapers, because I know you forgot."
"Eww - there's a big bug on the wall" means "Go kill that big bug on the wall. And by the way, I'm too tired for any sex tonight."

 

[Dryden]

I speak 'Merican.

Greetings, people of Nerk!

We come in peace.

 

[BB73]

I am fluent in Esparanto

Shouldn't that include being able to spell 'Esperanto' correctly?

 

[DubCoffman62]

Shouldn't that include being able to spell 'Esperanto' correctly?

I know a lot of Spanish speakers that will use a "t" instead of a "d" when writing the "ar" verb gerunds. Similarly they'll use a "t" when writing cuando which makes you think they're saying cuanto and several other words. The only explanation I can give is the two sound very similar in Spanish and most mexicans sound words out when they spell them, they're horrible spellers. Other errors I commonly see is mixing up the "v" and the "b". Instead of saying no te vayas they'll write no te ballas or they'll spell llevar yebar. Tuve becomes tube, sabes becomes saves and I could go on. I text a lot with Spanish speakers and I've learned to accept that they'll never be good spellers. They also leave out the silent "h" in many words, hacer is acer, hora is ora. Since texting has come along it's gotten worse. They've adopted "k" and "w" into the language. No one writes out que, it's simple k. Words like huevos usually come out webos.

 

[OHSportsFan]

Jive.

 

[scarletmike]

Oh stewardess, I speak Jive.

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