tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post114565185844512739..comments2023-12-27T13:35:09.431-07:00Comments on Exile in Portales: Misc. RamblingsBuckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-1145931510887248872006-04-24T20:18:00.000-06:002006-04-24T20:18:00.000-06:00I go away and the Grumpy Old Man comes back on the...I go away and the Grumpy Old Man comes back on the scene... well, I kinda missed it actually. I don't have any comments on the accents thing... except to say I've never heard so many different foreign languages as I did in DC, between people working service jobs and the tourists.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-1145904183035078052006-04-24T12:43:00.000-06:002006-04-24T12:43:00.000-06:00Buck, why do you insist on showing off? Your leg c...Buck, why do you insist on showing off? Your leg coulda been stuck and you were wearing spurs, right? OK, so it's been a long time since I rode, MR. Cowboy Buckaroo! Kisses!~Babz~https://www.blogger.com/profile/09004247028241433046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-1145883427291568602006-04-24T06:57:00.000-06:002006-04-24T06:57:00.000-06:00I loved making fun of my NM Hispanic friends and t...I loved making fun of my NM Hispanic friends and their accents. Most of the time they were as twangy as me, but then they would get some bee in their bonnet and revert to their Spanish - sometimes in mid-sentence. I still say things backwards sometimes or in that sing-songy, only-in-Taos accent. <BR/><BR/>There was a radio advertisement in McAllen for a flee market. The guy would holler "la grande pulga' - the big flee. It made me laugh.Bag Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885412195900280096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-1145805318155969452006-04-23T09:15:00.000-06:002006-04-23T09:15:00.000-06:00Barb...that would be "burr under my saddle," right...Barb...that would be "<B>burr</B> <I>under</I> my saddle," right? :-)<BR/><BR/>Lou: Most times I don't even <I>try</I> to use the correct Spanish pronunciation. I cannot, for the life of me, roll my Rs or otherwise twist my tongue into positions it normally doesn't go. So I Anglicize the Spanish stuff, most times. I used to get <I>serious</I> kicks and giggles listening to Spanish-language radio out of LA back in the day, simply for the way the announcers would say "Los Angeles." I wish I could figure out a way to type that pronunciation!Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-1145799252896306252006-04-23T07:34:00.000-06:002006-04-23T07:34:00.000-06:00While teaching down on the border, I was expected ...While teaching down on the border, I was expected to call kids by their names - not anglo-ize them. There were some names I just refused to say because the kids would correct me over and over or just belly laugh (fear of getting it wrong when I knew I could do it right). In NM, I had a better accent and understanding of Spanish than my students did. The use it or lose it holds true. <BR/><BR/>I was in a club of ladies that were mostly anglos, but a few Spanish (Northern NM). One Hispanic lady said, "our next meeting would be in Arryo Hondo". She said it with such a strong Spanish accent and so fast, that none of the gringas could understand her. I "translated" in my best West Texas Twang with my slowest possible pronunciation. Everyone understood and got a big kick out of my version of the Spanish words.Bag Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885412195900280096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18232353.post-1145669861371604072006-04-21T19:37:00.000-06:002006-04-21T19:37:00.000-06:00Well Buck, got a spur in your saddle tonite, huh? ...Well Buck, got a spur in your saddle tonite, huh? BTW, how'd you get that apostrophe above that O? When I write in french or whatever, I cannot figure that out. Also, I'm glad you came back with a club at the anon comment. WTF? I have no idea who ti is but they can keep there yahoo's to themselves. Have a great weekend Buck!~Babz~https://www.blogger.com/profile/09004247028241433046noreply@blogger.com