Hispanic Millennials Saying ‘Adios’ to Spanglish

Hispanic Millennials Saying ‘Adios’ to Spanglish

NewsTaco May 10, 2016

*An interesting premise. But I’m not sure that millennials opting for proper Spanish and proper English is “turning their back on Spanglish.” Thoughts? VL By Louis Navear, New America Media […]

How Immigration Will Affect American English in the Coming Decades

NewsTaco April 5, 2016

*If you look with specific intent you’ll find many stories like this one, that tell of the way Latinos are transforming the U.S., as we ourselves are being transformed. I […]

A majority of English-speaking Hispanics in the U.S. are bilingual

NewsTaco March 25, 2015

*Seventy percent of Latinos ages 16 to 25 use Spanglish. I think this is the most salient statistic in this report. It points to a linguistic future that mirrors our […]

Don’t ‘Es-stress’ Over Spanglish, Say Some Scholars

NewsTaco April 24, 2014

*“In un placete de la Mancha of which nombre no quiero remembrearme.” A Spanglish translation of Don Quixote is due to be published in 2015. I can’t wait. Meanwhile, a group […]

Is ‘Spanglish’ Proof that English has Diluted Spanish?

Mary Mata January 17, 2014

By Nicole Akoukou Thompson, Latin Post “Spanglish” has been called English’s assault on the Spanish language; an implementation of English in routine speech or writing of Spanish-speakers that leads to the invention of words […]

Why Anglicisms Are Really Not So Incorrect

Mary Mata March 15, 2013

By Tom Stephens, LIN@R Just this past week, I happened to be chatting with an old friend, of Colombian birth, about life, her daughters, her husband, and of course, up pops […]

Morning NewsTaco

Mary Mata July 20, 2012

Friday July 20, 1012 In Arizona, “America’s toughest” sheriff on trial over discrimination claims (Reuters): Arizona’s controversial Joe Arpaio, who calls himself America’s toughest sheriff, went on trial Thursday in a […]

Hablo Y Hablas: Rete

Mary Mata January 19, 2012

You might be asking yourself, “What’s ‘rete’ mean?” The answer is, nothing necessarily in and of itself, but in conjunction with another word, it can lend itself to mean “very” […]

It’s Not Fair To Shame People For Not Speaking Spanish

Mary Mata December 30, 2011

There is a particular shame associated with being a Latino in the United States: you may not speak Spanish, and if you do, you will never speak it well enough. I […]

Latino Nerds Are Like Other Nerds — But Different

Mary Mata December 14, 2011

By Eres Nerd Latinos are part of United States of America.  This standard is not based upon documented status or the ability to speak inglés.  It not based upon the ability […]