Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 day agoHow come in most school in the USA (at least mine) they teach Spain Spanish instead of Mexico Spanish? Would not Mexico Spanish be an obvious choice to teach?message-squaremessage-square80fedilinkarrow-up1153arrow-down110
arrow-up1143arrow-down1message-squareHow come in most school in the USA (at least mine) they teach Spain Spanish instead of Mexico Spanish? Would not Mexico Spanish be an obvious choice to teach?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square80fedilink
minus-squareCharely6@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·19 hours agoOr American English and maybe southern American English? Not sure thats different enough to count. Depending on how diverged they are people can communicate between them with various words or phrases that are different. Ex. Americans use the word toilet, England uses loo (which might also refer to the whole bathroom? I’m sure someone from England will correct me)
minus-squarenjm1314@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 hours agoOh it’s absolutely different enough to count.
minus-squareSquiffSquiff@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·17 hours agoToilet can mean the whole room if separate (i.e. no shower or bath) or just the appliance, depending on context. Can use loo to mean what Americans would refer to as ‘bsthroom’/‘restroom’.
Or American English and maybe southern American English? Not sure thats different enough to count.
Depending on how diverged they are people can communicate between them with various words or phrases that are different.
Ex. Americans use the word toilet, England uses loo (which might also refer to the whole bathroom? I’m sure someone from England will correct me)
Oh it’s absolutely different enough to count.
Toilet can mean the whole room if separate (i.e. no shower or bath) or just the appliance, depending on context. Can use loo to mean what Americans would refer to as ‘bsthroom’/‘restroom’.