Informal Border Language Analysis

Informal Border Language People shouldn’t be ashamed about the way they speak both English and Spanish at the same time. Yes, it may sound improper in the way they are communicating to another person especially if that person to which they are communicating to does not know Spanish at all. It’s proper to talk in one language while speaking to a person. Whether it’s English, Spanish or any other language sticking to one language sounds more formal. In my opinion, to me the only time that they should be ashamed is when they are using Spanglish outside of the city knowing their not in Laredo or in their hometown where which they speak Spanglish. People shouldn’t be ashamed of is their heritage. Speaking in Spanglish is not for everyone because most people only know one language depending on where they’re from, so if you were to confront a man or woman who only speak English they would only understand few of the things in the conversation. People in Laredo speak both English and …show more content…
They will only understand few of what you have to say, since that person only knows Spanish he or she will not fully understand the conversation. A good reason to use Spanglish is when translating for a person who ether only know English or Spanish. This is a good advantage because you could be bilingual and there are certain business people who pay others to translate for them. Those people are called translators and most of them are Mexican-Americans when it comes to English and Spanish translations. The people that hire these translators pay good money to the translator for their services. Thus that being said there is no reason to be ashamed about knowing Spanglish. It has it benefits, but using it in an improper way is another