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Linguists have identified a new English dialect that's emerging in South Florida (theconversation.com)
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[–] Chetzemoka@startrek.website 5 points 11 months ago

Oh, I've been told by native Spanish speakers that I do this in reverse. Direct translating American English idioms and phrasing into my spoken Spanish.