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I am just listening to some nice Cuban music and a word came up that fits this discussion.
Part of the lyrics is:
‘Sonó mi móvil’.
What do you hear most?
Móvil or celular. In my experience, I hear celular more than móvil.
-MP.
Part of the lyrics is:
‘Sonó mi móvil’.
What do you hear most?
Móvil or celular. In my experience, I hear celular more than móvil.
-MP.
@Chiri and 2dlight
I agree with your posts. Celular is common in LA and móvil in Spain.
I also noticed in English too that English-speaking Europeans tend say my mobile vs. North American English speakers say my cell.
-MP.
I agree with your posts. Celular is common in LA and móvil in Spain.
I also noticed in English too that English-speaking Europeans tend say my mobile vs. North American English speakers say my cell.
-MP.
and 'e-mail' can be used.... along with 'online'
I hear them switching all the time - back/forth between the two
The earlier reference to French 'chien chaud' is Quebecois.
France uses 'un hot dog'
less paranoid about losing their language
I hear them switching all the time - back/forth between the two
The earlier reference to French 'chien chaud' is Quebecois.
France uses 'un hot dog'
less paranoid about losing their language
I am not sure why Dominicans need to resort to words like yipeta, poloché, suape, drink and chatear coming from a spanish speaking country?
While I understand the comparison it does not explain the usage of perro caliente other than a literal translation from one language to another. As mentioned food sometimes should be left untranslated if the translation makes no sense in the target language.
-MP.
Did you look in the dictionary? It is there as a Spanish word.
It is not an anglicism or voz inglesa as the dictionary would indicate when necessary.
-MP.
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And while we're at it, what's up with the ubiquitous use of D'(insert name) used for so many business names in the DR? I have a suspicion and just want to see if anyone else concurs. I also have a business name that I'd use "D'" too if the opportunity presents itself.
I am thinking the root word was English... now absorbed into the language...
I might be wrong
The similarity is too striking for me to think otherwise.
anyway.... sorry to intrude.....
I'll step back
I am guessing the reason since in Spanish grammar there is no apostrophe.
Maybe to some people it sounds chic, elegant or sophisticated. As well, maybe it is to copy English. A word that sounds foreign tends to catch people’s attention. In the meantime, they are using the language incorrectly unknowingly or in some cases knowingly. I noticed it in the DR a few years ago and it stood out because it is not Spanish. I have not seen the trend yet in other Spanish-speaking countries and not even in Miami that has many stores with Spanish names and signs.
-MP.
What do Dominicans call the # sign? Not hashtag, pound.
I’m trying to give someone instructions about our alarm system in DR, and Mr AE is drawing a blank.
I’m trying to give someone instructions about our alarm system in DR, and Mr AE is drawing a blank.
Names of Italian origin are written like that for example D’Antoni, D’Costa and then if their surname is the name of a restaurant or store you will see it in an English-speaking city. However, is it altered spelling of Americans of Italian descent or is it the original Italian spelling that I don’t know. I would have to research that. To contrast many Argentinians and Uruguayans are of Italian descent and I don’t see that spelling usage in their last name. For example, one soccer player on the Argentina national team, La albiceleste, is Angel Di María. Look how it is written. However, in Spanish it is totally incorrect since the apostrophe is not used.
-MP.
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Just FYI, Italian surnames only use the D’ if the second part is a vowel. D’Amico, D’Errico, but DiMeo or DiBenedetto, etc.
Okay one aspect clarified. However, what about D’Costa? No vowel there and is it not Italian? It is not Spanish with that spelling.
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