Frank Almost a a rule, I think that almost all the surnames originated in Spain bring accent in the penultimate syllable. If surname ends in S and accent is at the penultimate syllable, forget the tilde. But when accent is at the penultimate syllable and surname ends in Z, put the tilde. Both sound the same.
2014-02-23 18:01 GMT-05:00 Frank Wimberly <[email protected]>: > Spelling of certain surnames (apellidos) in Spanish wasn't standardized > until after New Mexico was colonized by Spain. There are only a few > spelling ambiguities that are possible in Spanish: soft "c", "s" and "z" > are pretty much indistinguishable; "ll" and "y" sound the same; "h" isn't > pronounced so you will sometimes see "hormiga" spelled as "ormiga", for > example. In New Mexico and certain other places you will see "Gonzales", > "Chaves", "Sisneros", and "Vasquez" while in Mexico and Spain they are > almost always spelled "Gonzalez", "Chavez", "Cisneros", and Vazquez". > There are many other examples. > > > > Frank > > > > > > Frank C. Wimberly > > 140 Calle Ojo Feliz > > Santa Fe, NM 87505 > > > > [email protected] [email protected] > > Phone: (505) 995-8715 Cell: (505) 670-9918 > > > > *From:* Friam [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Arlo > Barnes > *Sent:* Sunday, February 23, 2014 2:48 PM > *To:* The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group > *Subject:* Re: [FRIAM] Santa Fe New Mexican: Our View: For mayor, no > perfect choice > > > > The rationale Dimas gave (in a Generation Next interview) is that he > thinks the public fora Bushe`e and Gonzales have been debating in (the > usual places, that is) are frequented predominantly by insiders, and not > the public at large. Apparently, he thinks the best way to contact the > "actual" public, then, is to flood the city with the physical equivalent of > spam - polycarbonate campaign signs. I cannot vote for mayor because I live > outside city limits (if you actually look at the boundaries, especially on > the south side, they can be pretty ragged), but I would love to see an art > campaign for defacing his (and others') posters - even his supporters could > join in with favorable modifications. > > It seems like the main reason behind the (more extensive than one might > think?) feeling of 'no good choice' is that the main venues of discussion > have focussed on politics (like funding) rather than issues and > ideological/action history. Gonzales (Chrome suggested Gonzalez, is that > spelling more common internationally?) may be backed by big money, but more > important are the questions of *whose* big money, and *if* that will > affect his actions as possible mayor, and *in which way*. > > -Arlo James Barnes > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >
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