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In reply to the discussion: What Language Do You Speak At Home? [View all]neeksgeek
(1,214 posts)31. Oh this is complicated.
First off, we all speak dog, even the cat.
Basically, my wife and I speak American English. That sounds easy but... it's remarkable how often we have to translate to each other, even after knowing each other for twelve years. See, her dialect is basically Californian, and my speech is an odd combination of Pittsburghese and raised in the South. So we often pronounce things or use words differently. We're still arguing about how exactly to pronounce "measure!"
Add in a small slice of Spanish (she's Mexican-American, but neither of us is fluent; we each know a few dozen words which pepper our conversations).
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