What was that????
ROTFLMAO
>Irvin Gomez wrote:
>> Just like English, Spanish has it own slang ("nuts" for testicles),
>> regional expressions ("bloke"/"guy" in England/USA), local words
>> ("jambalaya" in New Orleans), etc. That doesn't, however, prevent any
>> native Spanish speaker from communicating without any problems
>> whatsoever with another native Spanish speaker in the world.
>
>possibly, but those are trivial examples (what about medical/scientific
> terms, etc.?). the amount of time & money i've seen spent on different
>Spanish (at least latin america vs "traditional"), etc. translations
>tells me it matters to somebody. for something more concrete & closer to
>home, kai koenig (of the famous blog in black) did *four* different
>German translations for the farcry rb files. i don't imagine he did
>those just because he thought the rbManager s/w was so much fun to play
>with ;-)
>
>anecdotal evidence, my best friend is an ozzy. pour some beers into both
>of us & every 3rd phrase is "what the heck are you saying?" especially
>if either of us had been back home for any length of time.
>
>it's not just a matter of understanding but completely understanding &
>making folks comfortable w/your app/website.
>
>you're also not mentioning the potential of insulting somebody who
>you're trying to sell something to.
>
>so, no, i don't think it's a myth though i suppose you could stretch
>your language usage if you chose your words/phrasing carefully.
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