Today, I came across a very interesting article in SunSentinel.com about the quality of the Spanish spoken in Florida. I agree with the article and I am concerned about the consequences.
As a Spaniard and educator who came to Florida four years ago, I have experienced first hand the deterioration of the Spanish language. One of the reasons may be the great influence English has over Spanish, specially in the U.S. Spanish speakers have become a little "lazy" when using the language correctly and continously introduce English words in their Spanish speech.
The term Spanglish, which refers to a blend of Spanish and English in the speech of people who speak parts of two languages, has become very popular. The consequences of its practice are very worrying and the issue must be addressed if we want the language to be respected and used correctly at home, in business, culture and politics.
Words like "parquear" (=to park), "actualmente" (= actually), "introducir" (=to introduce), "carpeta" (= carpet), "puchar" (= to push) are a few examples that show the destruction of the language.
Spanish is a very rich langauge. Let's use it, let's be original, let's not imitate!
Monday, February 21, 2011
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