tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5531483634246394404.post3903304466599096173..comments2023-06-20T04:39:47.921-07:00Comments on A Pasadena Latina: Latino Heritagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13184286331105672582noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5531483634246394404.post-24270442456114792542010-03-28T12:28:17.521-07:002010-03-28T12:28:17.521-07:00Ah, had it been Spanish we would have finished in ...Ah, had it been Spanish we would have finished in half the time. Nope, if you'd had chance to see us you would have seen I was the English speaker and she the Chinese speaker. And you would have had such a laugh.<br />You are absolute right about how languages grow. A quick fun example is the move from the Aztec/Mexica language (Nahautl) to Spanish language to English. Chocolatl/chocolate/chocolate. Delicious in any language.Latino Heritagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13184286331105672582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5531483634246394404.post-13890936004474358472010-03-28T11:32:13.625-07:002010-03-28T11:32:13.625-07:00Interesting & good how you the English person,...Interesting & good how you the English person, and she the Chinese still were able to socialize and get some work done. You both must've met half-way: conversing in Spanish. Maybe that's how languages are born - a hybrid!Cafe Pasadenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12366911652838118347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5531483634246394404.post-8312491211227144972010-03-27T22:15:11.031-07:002010-03-27T22:15:11.031-07:00It was so much fun. She kept laughing when I trie...It was so much fun. She kept laughing when I tried to say "sheh sheh". It was funny the one word she could quickly read in either language was Chinese. She was very clear about that.Latino Heritagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13184286331105672582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5531483634246394404.post-59420432886392621302010-03-27T21:56:22.937-07:002010-03-27T21:56:22.937-07:00Bless you, Roberta, you are such an asset to this ...Bless you, Roberta, you are such an asset to this town.Petrea Burchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043950465171821852noreply@blogger.com