This is quite a good website for casual learners of Spanish who are looking for key vocabulary and phrases in specific scenarios to add to their already humble knowledge of the language. For those who are interested in slang, I think the section was well prepared with good indications of the connotations of words as to caution speakers about its usage. Although it's Mexican slang plenty of the words are used by speakers from other Spanish-speaking countries which is the nature of slang in language....

I found this article intriguing about the millionth word in the English language which is about to be created. Does English need anymore words? With the surge of technology and the internet, words pop up overnight especially since English is the most widely used language on the web.

How are newly coined words monitored and who determines if they are valid or not? The first indicator is a dictionary. Who approves the words and how long...

'Disappearing languages'- BBC Mundo - Aprenda Inglés - Idiomas en vías de extinción

IMO, this article can be used a premise as to what happened to many of the Caribbean languages in the 16th/ 17th century. Taíno for example was one of the numerous indigenous languages spoken in the Caribbean pre arrival of the Spaniards. Although history books state that all Taínos were wiped out of the Caribbean in a relatively short time in years after their arrival, there is a current counter argument...

One can always rely on the BBC for well written, interesting and informative articles about language. The latest piece of info is about the release of a comprehensive dictionary of Spanish in Argentina. This is only the second of its kind in Latin America. The first integral dictionary in Latin America was released in the 70’s in Mexico.

This dictionary is a repertoire of the everyday colloquial Spanish spoken in Argentina which one can hear anywhere while walking in the streets of...

For those of you who like discussions on language, you may be interested in this recent blog entry.

DR1 is an English speaking message board made up of a diverse group of posters. Most are foreigners, some are Dominicans living in country or abroad, Latinos and Europeans etc. However, Spanish is not the primary language of many but is the language of the DR.

From reading the threads over the years the vast majority of foreigners do not speak Spanish or speak and understand...