Spanglish

     Spanglish by Janice Castro, Dan Cook, and Cristina Garcia, is a passage about the merge of Spanish as a language into the English language. The result is the new age way of speaking in Spanish-speaking areas. It is Spanglish. It is the combination of English words and Spanish words. It has become ingrained into the culture of Spanish-speaking communities and is vital to the advertisement industry.
     Spanish-speaking Americans hold an estimated 134 billion dollars worth of spending power. The power is being tapped by advertisers by incorporating Spanglish into their scripts. Spanglish represents English and Spanish influences and reflects where Spanish-speaking Americans are located. Spanglish is digging its way into American culture by appearing on billboards and by being presented on the radio. Los Angeles and Miami are both hot spots for this clash of culture. Taxi drivers and pedestrians alike can both be found speaking this blend of culture. Essentially, moving to those cities are like signing up for Spanish 101. You eventually learn some Spanish words by living in highly Hispanic populated areas. The same goes for a Spanish-speaking person moving to Miami or Los Angeles. Their course list would have English 101 included some where on the list. Spanglish is useful when trying to shorten lengthy Spanish phrases. These shorten Spanglish phrases only encourage the use of Spanish to the 19 million Hispanics in America.
     I think Spanglish is a big part of the proof that America is a melting pot. It shows our ability to accept and incorporate other cultures. It's a learning experience for anyone moving near Hispanic communities. It's good for us to acknowledge other languages and to support strictly Spanish-speaking Americans by creating a mixed language. It's also really smart of advertisers to incorporate this mixed language in their ads to tap into this multi-billion dollar spending power. They are unknowingly teaching people a little bit of Spanish and English which is important to the expansion of our nation. Our incorporation of Spanish into our society shows how supportive Americans are of Hispanic influences.