Spanish has those 'extra' letters as well. I can't type them because I don't use the accents (as added by using certain keys on the computer, I guess, but I don't know where they are and don't care). The English alphabet has 26 letters, and the Spanish one 4 extra, for a total of 30. One of the 4 extra is the other 'n' with the accent tilde over it and is pronounced differently. Otherwise all Spanish accents are only to denote where the emphasis is to be on the word, according to my second Spanish teacher, the Peruvian guy.
Or so I was taught. But it seems everything one is taught will be disputed by somebody else anyway. So what the fuck.
That's not what I meant by on the TV. The TV in an English-speaking country will use the English alphabet and nobody gives a fuck about it. In a country speaking a different language they will use words in their own alphabet and ditto about nobody giving it a second thought.
This brings up an interesting point about the internet. Since people all over the world are using it there is bound to be complete disregard for the rules of a particular language. It's to be expected, I guess, and who gives a fuck anyway for rules anymore? There is incorrect spelling and grammar all over the place and disputes over what is right and what is wrong are rampant.
The problem with trying to write things in another language is that so many mistakes are made. But if nobody really gives a fuck about mistakes, then I suppose none of it matters one bit.
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Date: 2012-09-30 12:23 pm (UTC)Or so I was taught. But it seems everything one is taught will be disputed by somebody else anyway. So what the fuck.
That's not what I meant by on the TV. The TV in an English-speaking country will use the English alphabet and nobody gives a fuck about it. In a country speaking a different language they will use words in their own alphabet and ditto about nobody giving it a second thought.
This brings up an interesting point about the internet. Since people all over the world are using it there is bound to be complete disregard for the rules of a particular language. It's to be expected, I guess, and who gives a fuck anyway for rules anymore? There is incorrect spelling and grammar all over the place and disputes over what is right and what is wrong are rampant.
The problem with trying to write things in another language is that so many mistakes are made. But if nobody really gives a fuck about mistakes, then I suppose none of it matters one bit.