The one being spoken in many south american countries, central america, and other parts of the world. Are the differences simply trivial or are there very real differences?
2007-12-18 03:58:35 · 5 answers · asked by dudnaito 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Spanish is supposed to be Spanish wherever Spanish is spoken... at least that's the way it should be to us (Latins). Yet, it's funny when we meet a fellow Latin American and find out 5 minutes into the conversation that the communication is going all crazy!
The language is taught in every Latin American country based on the Spanish Language Academy (Real Academia Española), but the form of speech varies with every country, and even then, many countries have different accents depending on which side of the country the person comes from (Much like the US with Alabama vs. NY vs. Boston accents).
The difference really lies in the form of speech, one specific word in Puerto Rico means something else in Mexico, and in turn something else in Venezuela, etc.
I could compare this to the English spoken in the US vs. Great Britain vs. Australia. For example, a "f-a-g" is only a cigarette in London, but in the US it is a very nasty thing to say (if you have any manners at all, that is).
I should mention that this same comparison applies to the culture in every country - it's all very different! An American would HATE to be compared to an Australian because they speak English and "it's all the same thing", wouldn't he? Well, we get offended the same way.
Just so's you know :)
2007-12-18 04:24:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The standard language is the same worldwide.There are some differences in accent and a few different words are used here and there.
Yet all the speakers can understand each other.
It is like the difference between the English of the the Brittish isles and American,Australien,Canadian etc.We all understand each other.
2007-12-18 13:05:48 · answer #2 · answered by Don Verto 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Trivial differences really, if you spoke native spanish to a mexican he might understand a few words of what you're saying.
2007-12-18 12:00:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The only thing that differes is the slang. The formal writing is the same so I think it is just basically different dialects.
2007-12-18 12:03:25 · answer #4 · answered by San Diego 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it is the same, everyone who speaks Spanish can understand each other, it doesn't matter if you are from Mexico, Argentina, or Spain... It is all the same...The difference is in the accent!
2007-12-18 12:07:11 · answer #5 · answered by Bad&Ugly 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋