Don't call me "amigo," buddy

Porque?

 

If you're asking "why," por que is two words. In an answer, it'd be one word.

Por ejemplo: Por que no te callas?
Porque eres un pendejo.

 

pueblo_de_siempre es el policia encargado de la gramatica.

 

Si, si, es verdad. Me olvidado mi espanol. Hace siete anos desde que mi ultima clase.

 

No existe la palabra en espanol. Pero, puede decir "secuestrar la tema" for hijack the topic.

 

Damn, this thread's bringing back some memories.

When I worked at a call center, I'd often be the one who'd end up speaking to Spanish language customers.

 

My Spanish-speaking skills go straight to el diablo when I'm very tired. One night in Guadalajara, I was exhausted and hungry...found a little stand selling tamales. I meant to order tamales de rajas, which means tamales stuffed with strips of pepper. Instead, my tongue failed and I ordered tamales de ratas.
Whoops...

 

So how did they taste?

 

A bit like pork. And afterwards, I felt strangely hungry for Kraft cheese. The next day we went to the beach and I astounded my compadres by chewing through a surfboard and treading water for eight hours.

 

I had to pass a Spanish reading exam to finish grad school a year ago, and yet I still could barely follow the posts in Spanish.

 

And not to be pedantic, but most of "America" speaks Spanish, not English. I slip on this one too- frequently- so I'm not trying to get all up in anyone's grille. But "America" is not a country.