Sorry if this is obvious -- should the first two syllables sound like the beginning of Latino/Latina or like the dead language?
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Good to know! English is full of arbitrary pronunciations so I guess nbd, I've just always thought of Spanish as much more strict in that way, but then again my knowledge is very limited
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You’re right! Formal Spanish is super strict and is essentially controlled by a group of people in Spain called the RAE who work under the protection of the royal crown to maintain its supposed purity. Actual irl Spanish is much more fluid ;)
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Yes, I can confirm that as a native Spanish speaker.
Our "voseo" instead of the "tuteo" isn't in Spanish textbooks but it's completely installed in the culture. -
In portuguese we usually pronounce it as if it was an "-e" because in those words were the gender is defined by a or o the e is both pronounceable, gender neutral and friendlier towards reading assist devices for blind people. It has also become more common to write it with -e.
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I’m a mexican in Mexico and I love using the x in gendered nouns, but I’ve only done so in writing; I’ve never heard anyone using it while talking, so I didn’t knew how to say it. (I usally just say amigos y amigas) Thank you for sharing, this is a really interesting thread.
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Probably. It really depends on the speaker. But it's the most common way to say it.
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