Tag Archives: Spanish

Spanish 101 for English-Speaking People

Posted on April 8, 2019 by

Challenged by some very unorthodox methods to teach English to Latinos (such as this one and this other one) Mexicans have come up with yet the most creative way to teach Spanish to English speaking people (i.e. mostly gringos.) All … Continue reading →

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See? Even Beto O’Rourke Knows America is not a Country

Posted on March 16, 2019 by

Former Texas congressman Robert “Beto” O’Rourke this week officially launched his presidential campaign Website but despite touting the slogan Beto for America that he uses for his English-language page, he decided to go for a combination of Beto para Estados … Continue reading →

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Monolingual Drunk Berates Woman for Speaking Spanish; He Gets Lectured… in Spanglish

Posted on February 25, 2019 by

Another day, another drunken, monolingual moron in America feels threatened by people speaking Spanish around them. In the latest episode of an increasingly common occurence, a man in El Paso, Texas claiming to be a war veteran goes off on … Continue reading →

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Today in Awesome Google Translations…

Posted on May 29, 2018 by

Before you keep reading, take a wild guess: What do you think “Patio Agradable Perro” means? ……. ……. ……. ……. ……. If you thought “Dog friendly patio,” Congratulations! You are truly bilingual! Hat tip: @lechancle

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Some New York City Lawyers are Genuinely Bilingual…

Posted on May 28, 2018 by

… unlike racist New York lawyer Aaron Schlossberg, who once claimed to be “fluent in Spanish” but then went batshit crazy and threatened to call ICE on people speaking the language at his local deli. Shame on you, Señor Schlossberg. You … Continue reading →

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When you Want to Use Voice Transcription Technology, but you Have an Accent 🙁

Posted on March 5, 2018 by

Please update your contacts and –starting today– refer to me as Louder Murkiness, my new, awesome name courtesy of Otter.

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Today in Awesome Google Translations…

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