Monthly Archives: July 2010
Colombian Spanish, U.S. Spanish, and Dora the Explorer Spanish
In Colombia, you can hear Latin America’s clearest, crispest Spanish. As a result, Bogota is home to everything from call centers to telenovela production houses. The original Yo soy Betty, la Fea was shot and produced in Colombia. It was … Continue reading
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Spy accents, sign language, and not my bad.
Our top five language stories this month: 5. Making Tamil even more official. In the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, Tamil is an official language. It’s widely spoken there. Indeed it was the very first of India’s languages to be … Continue reading
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Globish, health care, and a Facebook misunderstanding
This week, the case for and against Globish. A group of writers and artists debate the proposition that a simplified version of English is uniquely equipped to take over the world. That argument is made by Robert McCrum in his … Continue reading
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Turkish, Stalin, and just say non!
The newest star of Germany’s national soccer team is an ethnic Turk. And the popularity of Mesut Özil is one of the reasons why Turkish has become just a little more accepted in Germany today. There are other reasons: the … Continue reading
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