Title: European vs. Latin American Spanish
Review: Several people have warned me that European and American Spanish are very different, as different as Oxford English and American English. I am a college graduate and I think I am very fluent in American English, but I have a little trouble understanding Tony Blair or Prince Charles when they are speaking to a British audience. I know I'm getting most of the main ideas, but I never know if I'm missing some inportant nuances, and the unusual (to me)accent is very distracting.I have compared a few of the pronunciations and definitions in the Rough Guide with guides to Latin American Spanish, and there seem to be a lot of significant differences. I showed the Rough Guide to a co-worker from Mexico, and she said it was noticably different from the Spanish she is used to. I need to learn Mexican Spanish.
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