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May 30, 2003
Habla Espanol?
Miss Rachel posted about her frustration with a student who, for some reason, keeps mispronouncing "con" in her Spanish class. I feel her pain. There was this airhead chick in my first semester Spanish class who couldn't pronounce "ocho". Which, as I'm sure you know, is "o-cho", both o's are long, as in "oh". This chick always said, in this syrupy Southern drawl, "ooooo-cho". By the end of the semester, even the professor, a courtly old gentleman, wanted to kill her.
But you stick with it, Miss Rachel, and try watching the Spanish tv channel or listening to some of the Spanish radio stations, you'll be surprised how much you'll pick up. Speaking Spanish comes in real handy at times....like when I was subbing for the juvenile prosecutor & some Hispanic teen-ager defendants were sitting together, conversing in Spanish before court....like I was some estupido gringo that couldn't understand them. You should've seen the looks on their face when their case came up before the judge & I rolled their names off without hestitation like a native speaker.
One of those priceless moments. Que tal, esay?
Posted by Rita at May 30, 2003 08:54 PM
Comments
So, explain to me why you can't come visit....en español, por favor....
Posted by: Bill at June 4, 2003 12:25 AM
Ustedes no es una gringo....pero una gringa si......
Posted by: Bill at June 4, 2003 12:28 AM
Es verdad, soy una gringa. Podemos no ahora porque tengo que ir a las clases. Quiza luego? Pensamos acerca de ir a la Costa Rica en nuestra próxima vacación, pero en nosotros no sabemos cuando eso será. Bueno con tu?
Posted by: Rita at June 4, 2003 05:32 AM