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37. Good for her.

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Original post)

Thu Nov 13, 2025, 04:43 PM

Nov 2025

Don't back down.

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Rep. Adelita Grijalva code-switches in first remarks after sworn in [View all] Jilly_in_VA Nov 2025 OP

Bi-lingual is the word they are looking for? pwb Nov 2025 #1

Code-switching is a well-known part of language/linguistics obamanut2012 Nov 2025 #2

I thought code switching Boo1 Nov 2025 #5

Agreed... bilingual is a much more accurate word. Shipwack Nov 2025 #11

No. Language, dialect, and language style Dear_Prudence Nov 2025 #18

I didn't even know it had a name... Hugin Nov 2025 #6

Having spoken both English and Spanish all my life, often switching seamlessly from one language to the other sop Nov 2025 #20

I've never heard it called code-switching... ananda Nov 2025 #33

Code-switching is less about speaking two different languages and more about *how* those languages are spoken WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2025 #3

"Adelante, mi gente." Beautiful. chia Nov 2025 #4

I was fervently hoping Adelita would speak some Spanish! sdfernando Nov 2025 #7

Wait. Do they call it that when Mamdani does it? leftstreet Nov 2025 #8

I thought she was speaking Californian. usonian Nov 2025 #9

I thought code switching r�is�n_dubh Nov 2025 #10

I think the last time I saw it criticized was when Obama did it speaking at a HBC... vanlassie Nov 2025 #34

Been watching Canadian news recently rurallib Nov 2025 #12

They switch in and out of French and English all the time, we are used to it. Bev54 Nov 2025 #28

She is well named. dobleremolque Nov 2025 #13

I have wondered Jilly_in_VA Nov 2025 #14

I don't think about it any more. DFW Nov 2025 #15

I wish I knew different languages! yardwork Nov 2025 #38

I had a somewhat similar experience when I lived in Spain DFW Nov 2025 #39

You can go to Okracoke Island to hear Elizabethan! yardwork Nov 2025 #43

Yup. OldBaldy1701E Nov 2025 #44

I never knew that! yardwork Nov 2025 #46

Eaxctly. DFW Nov 2025 #48

I haven't heard it called code switching IronLionZion Nov 2025 #16

I sure don't see any problem with it. Susan Calvin Nov 2025 #17

Never, ever heard 'code-switching' before. In TX, it's often called Spanglish. Torchlight Nov 2025 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Nov 2025 #22

It also carries a benign connotation Torchlight Nov 2025 #23

I tend to use Denglish Old Crank Nov 2025 #25

We sometimes do that when it's just my wife and I DFW Nov 2025 #40

Yes it is. Old Crank Nov 2025 #41

HCR used "code switching" to describe another event LittleGirl Nov 2025 #21

My wires are getting crossed. Old Crank Nov 2025 #24

As we already know, Wednesdays Nov 2025 #26

I wish I knew Spanish. Studied Latin and French in HS. Maybe still time. twodogsbarking Nov 2025 #27

Span-gluage Javaman Nov 2025 #29

I thought it was absolutely beautiful. byronius Nov 2025 #30

The usage of "code-switching" here seems strange to me. Oneironaut Nov 2025 #31

She delivered her talk in English and then alternatively translated to Spanish. sprinkleeninow Nov 2025 #32

I don't think she translated into Spanish. Ms. Toad Nov 2025 #42

lol. ecstatic Nov 2025 #35

I have a heart condition. Scared me, thought it meant she switched her EPSTEIN vote! UTUSN Nov 2025 #36

Good for her. yardwork Nov 2025 #37

Muy bueno! (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Nov 2025 #45

Personally, I have no issue with going to 'cityspeak'. OldBaldy1701E Nov 2025 #47