"Espanglish" accepted by Spain's most prestigious dictionary
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| | neilmac
Spain
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Soy políglota, y me faltan palabras...
| | | | Ty Kendall 
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:05
Hebrew to English
| If this represents a victory...... | Jul 18, 2012 |
I'd hate to witness one of their defeats.
| | | | | Again, the victim: the Spanish language; the perpetrator: the Royal Academy of the Spanish Language | Jul 18, 2012 |
The proper Spanish word for this awful mixture of the two languages would be "espanglés" not "Espanglish".
As to actual Spanglish words being incorporated in any Spanish dictionary, it is really sad and discouraging. Another stabbing in the back of the Spanish language perpetrated by those who are supposed to protect it.
A "Comité de Defensa del Idioma Español" is desperately needed. The Royal Academy of the Spanish Language, along with many Spa... See more The proper Spanish word for this awful mixture of the two languages would be "espanglés" not "Espanglish".
As to actual Spanglish words being incorporated in any Spanish dictionary, it is really sad and discouraging. Another stabbing in the back of the Spanish language perpetrated by those who are supposed to protect it.
A "Comité de Defensa del Idioma Español" is desperately needed. The Royal Academy of the Spanish Language, along with many Spanish speakers, is out of control.
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| | | | | Inconsistent | Jul 18, 2012 |
This adaptation is inconsistent with the criteria RAE recommended in the «Diccionario panhispánico de dudas», and other Academy publications.
If in similar cases, they suggested:
Bangla Desh -> Bangladés
Dushambe --> Dusambé
flash--> flas (only in DPD, still cannot be found in DRAE)
and in 'geisha' we could read:
[...] contiene un grupo consonántico sh ajeno al español, por lo que debe consider... See more This adaptation is inconsistent with the criteria RAE recommended in the «Diccionario panhispánico de dudas», and other Academy publications.
If in similar cases, they suggested:
Bangla Desh -> Bangladés
Dushambe --> Dusambé
flash--> flas (only in DPD, still cannot be found in DRAE)
and in 'geisha' we could read:
[...] contiene un grupo consonántico sh ajeno al español, por lo que debe considerarse un extranjerismo crudo y escribirse con resalte tipográfico.
for consistency, this should have been adapted as 'espanglis'. 'Espanglish' has another problem: this would be the first (and only) word in Spanish ending in sh. What are the rules for a word like this (plural, accents)? If in the DRAE we can find 'crómlech' and 'sándwich', I fail to see why this is 'espanglish' and not 'espánglish'.
For the moment, I will keep using the «extranjerismo crudo», Spanglish, in italics.
The proper Spanish word for this awful mixture of the two languages would be "espanglés" not "Espanglish".
Not necessarily: we have 'fútbol' ('balompié' didn't fare too well). However, it has to be done consistently.
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