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Spain Finds Cervantes' Tomb in Madrid

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Re: Spain Finds Cervantes' Tomb in Madrid

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Vamos, que lo han desahuciado también a él, con lo tranquilo que estaba ;-)

For whatever reason I cannot help but hear a strong spaniard accent when reading this. I could almost swear that you are from Spain. I'd say that the "vamos" at the start is what is tipping me off. Quite amusing how one can discern nationality by little things like that.

Nobody expected the spanish "En un lugar de la Mancha de cuyo nombre no quiero acordarme, viva Mejico, cabrones"... :-)

Well, is a post about spanish language after all, should be ok to have some fun about the topics... You can trust me, such thing like a "spaniard accent" does not exist at all. A common mistake for non native speakers that mix lots and lots of accents and clichés. Spanish dialects and local variations are a big minefield.

Re: Spain Finds Cervantes' Tomb in Madrid

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

For whatever reason I cannot help but hear a strong spaniard accent when reading this. I could almost swear that you are from Spain. I'd say that the "vamos" at the start is what is tipping me off. Quite amusing how one can discern nationality by little things like that.

Nobody expected the spanish "En un lugar de la Mancha de cuyo nombre no quiero acordarme, viva Mejico, cabrones"... :-) Well, is a post about spanish language after all, should be ok to have some fun about the topics... You can trust me, such thing like a "spaniard accent" does not exist at all. A common mistake for non native speakers that mix lots and lots of accents and clichés. Spanish dialects and local variatio…

Is like saying that English accent (from England) doesn't exist. Of course it does. Every single region has its own accents. And yes, I guess within Spain accents vary, which I guess is the thing you are being pedantic about.

Well I would definitely not expect a mexican to write Mexico with a "j". So are you from Spain or not?

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