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Originally Posted by Bogey
the Spanish you hear on the Dominican news, or spoken by politicians, or public speakers for some public occasion will vary DRASTICALLY from what you will hear "en la calle". I suppose this is something that happens in almost any language, but I've noticed it in Spanish, more so than most, and all over Latin America.
It's always best to learn proper Spanish, and then integrate slang, etc as needed. IMHO anyways.
"Culto" Spanish in countries like the DR, Cuba, Venezuela, Colombia, even Mexico sounds almost identical.
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Having a Colombian wife, specifically from the "Eje Cafetero" (more commonly known as a 'paisa'), I have noticed that the average Spanish spoken by the average citizen in Colombia for instance is 95% similar to the Spanish you hear on TV by the news anchors, or the show hosts or anyone else for that matter. They in my opinion, simply take the time to pronounce all the syllables in all the words so as to match what is written on paper. They do have slang, they do shorten some words, they do abbreviate but perhaps not to the level where it starts to "break down" the language and start to sound like a different language altogether. There's a world of difference between the Spanish (pronunciation) my family members utter and her family members speak. It all boils down to all of the factors that played into the assimilation process during colonial times. It's in fact what makes you you and me me.
After eleven years of marriage, you inevitably start to pick up habits and other elements native to your spouse and one of the things I've noticed myself doing is to sort of mimmick her accent or at the very least "standardized" my Dominican Spanish not just for her, but also for her family members (just for the sake of not having to 'translate'). One thing I remember at the beginning of our relationship was that I asked her to make sure our children spoke Spanish more similar to hers than mine precisely because of the observations other DR1'ers have made.
The way you speak says a lot about yourself, your level of education, your self-esteem, etc..
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