Language is one of the most beautiful things we possess in life. As individuals we have our own ways of expressing one another even if we use the same language as other people. We tend to be more accustomed to the language our parents expose us to at birth. Some get exposed to two languages and that’s when the person creates those two languages a part of their identity.
As for me I use Spanish and English, but it’s incredible how out of these two languages I can make two or more languages that I feel this sense of comfort as the words roll out of my tongue . At home I use Spanish , but the Spanish I use is the the educated Spanish; I like to call it the “Comfi Spanish” in which I find that I loose myself in the Salvadorean/Guatemalan accent. When I use this kind of Spanish at home I feel as if I hold this strong connection with my family and I also feel as if it doesn’t intimidate my parents when I use this kind of Spanish with them.
For the most part with friends I always use the English language and for some reason I feel uncomfortable when speaking Spanish with my friends at school. For some reason I always find myself adapting to a different tones when it comes to speaking to different people. To adults I find myself speaking in a more polite way than when I talk to my parents. My parents like my sister and I to speak to them as “ Tu ” and not “ Usted ”. I like speaking to my parents as “ Tu ” just because I feel like I can talk to my parents in a more friendly way instead of feeling this awkward boundary between them as we have serious conversations about certain things I am encountering at the time. With language you can communicate with people all over the world. You can learn so much about different beliefs, traditions, and races.“ Language is the dress of thought ”(Samuel Johnson) and without language we would not be able to express ourselves about our likes and dislikes but most importantly the likes and dislikes about the world.
As for me I use Spanish and English, but it’s incredible how out of these two languages I can make two or more languages that I feel this sense of comfort as the words roll out of my tongue . At home I use Spanish , but the Spanish I use is the the educated Spanish; I like to call it the “Comfi Spanish” in which I find that I loose myself in the Salvadorean/Guatemalan accent. When I use this kind of Spanish at home I feel as if I hold this strong connection with my family and I also feel as if it doesn’t intimidate my parents when I use this kind of Spanish with them.
For the most part with friends I always use the English language and for some reason I feel uncomfortable when speaking Spanish with my friends at school. For some reason I always find myself adapting to a different tones when it comes to speaking to different people. To adults I find myself speaking in a more polite way than when I talk to my parents. My parents like my sister and I to speak to them as “ Tu ” and not “ Usted ”. I like speaking to my parents as “ Tu ” just because I feel like I can talk to my parents in a more friendly way instead of feeling this awkward boundary between them as we have serious conversations about certain things I am encountering at the time. With language you can communicate with people all over the world. You can learn so much about different beliefs, traditions, and races.“ Language is the dress of thought ”(Samuel Johnson) and without language we would not be able to express ourselves about our likes and dislikes but most importantly the likes and dislikes about the world.
