something that was so annoying…
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pinkprin_xoxo — 17 years ago(October 05, 2008 07:49 PM)
It didn't bother me that muchI seen in the trivia that Jay doesn't speak fluent spanish. So then I figured ok that's why they did that. I admit I'm guilty of it as well.
You jump, I jump remember? I can't turn away without knowing you'll be alright
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Howlin Wolf — 15 years ago(August 31, 2010 04:45 AM)
He spoke to her in Spanish a little bit; he spoke to her in English when he wanted Nicole to have some idea of what was going on, as well Plus, I'm led to believe that Jay Hernandez doesn't speak much Spanish in real life anyway, so it would have been easier, all around.
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v_anzaldua — 12 years ago(April 27, 2013 02:18 AM)
Something to keep in mind: a person's ability to speak a certain language depends on what generation he/she is from. First-generation Americans (those who emigrate here from another country) are the ones who speak their foreign tongues very fluently. By the third generation, however, the use of that language diminishes as the first-generation immigrants' grandchildren are fully immersed in American culture and practices. By the fourth and later generations, the use of the original language disappears, if not completely. I'm a third-generation Mexican-American and though I understand Spanish, I don't speak it very well and hardly ever use it. I've caught flack from some of my own people for that.
Think about your own family history (or study up on it if you haven't). Ask your grandparents or great-grandparents (if they're still around) about where they came from and the language they spoke when they first came here. Of course, they very likely didn't speak any English, but do YOU speak the language they arrived with? If your answer is "no," then it's because you were born and raised as an American and grew up knowing English. Well, it was the same with me. I'm no different.