OOOO -> BAY -> DOUGH-BLAY-BAY -> ECK-ISS -> EEE-GREE-YAY-GAW -> SAY-DUH

[short bus president]

Gawd - why did they let people with horrible Southern accents teach Spanish in the public high schools here? I lurnt from Miss Peggy Hill, I swear. My Espanglish education was mucho mitad. ;-)

[GOPisEvil]

1. Pobrecito.

At least we have people whose 1A language is Spanish. Didn't help my Espanglish none, but at least I learned from gente who know.

[short bus president]

4. I think my Spanish teachers' primary languages

were "white" and "trash." I'm just sayin'. And if anybody's offended by my reference to white trash, well, hell - pisser, innit?

[GOPisEvil]

5. I'm not offended by white trash.

The vast majority of my father's side of the family is white trash. We is what we is.

[snoochie]

2. Wow, that's bad.

Here in TX you can't help but be exposed to proper pronunciation constantly, so that helps. It wouldn't do to have the students speak more fluently than the teachers, either.

[short bus president]

6. And there's no shortage here of fluent Spanish-speakers.

But the school system wants to have Peggy Hill teach the Spanish classes. It's like North Carolina's in a race with the rest of the South to see who can crank out the absolute stupidest people.

[miss_kitty]

3. I get to work with Francisco this winter in the nursery

I fully expect to emerge next spring with an Acapulco accent...

[short bus president]

7. and one of these on yer face, right?

The smile, I mean, not the kitty. You pervert! Unless you really wanna skip ahead to the advanced class...

;-)

[miss_kitty]

8. you are too funny for me

I always smile working around plants, and handsome Mexican men. ;)

In fact I need to peel myself off this one internet and go garden...

:7

[FuzzySlippers]

9. I had a roommate in college who had a Spanish TA who was Korean.

And she herself was Chicana. Go sort that one out.