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Linguists have identified a new English dialect that's emerging in South Florida (phys.org)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by EnglishMobster@kbin.social to c/news@kbin.social

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"We got down from the car and went inside."

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[–] AttackBunny@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you grew up with people who’s first language is Spanish, you probably don’t even think about it. I honestly had to read it a bunch of times to understand the issue, and English is my first language.

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[–] lurkeymclerkface@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

I agree. After reading the article it seems less surprising than the title reads. Just English words in the order Spanish words typically would be.

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