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| Haldor Triglot Senior Member France Joined 5620 days ago 103 posts - 122 votes  Speaks: Norwegian*, English, Swedish Studies: French, Spanish | Message 1 of 22 24 August 2011 at 8:21pm | IP Logged |
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I am considering learning more Spanish, since I've already studied some and briefly lived in Spain. Now, I've found a cheap school that seems adequate in San Miguel, Guanajuato in Mexico. But which country/accent would give be the best for understanding Spniards and hispanics all over the world and which is the nicest/most chic?
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| oldearth Groupie United States Joined 4900 days ago 72 posts - 173 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish, Esperanto | Message 2 of 22 24 August 2011 at 10:31pm | IP Logged |
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You should just pick one that sounds pleasing to you. Everyone is going to have
their own opinion about what is "nicest." Your opinion is the only one that matters. 4 persons have voted this message useful | |
| Solfrid Cristin Heptaglot Winner TAC 2011 & 2012 Senior Member Norway Joined 5339 days ago 4143 posts - 8864 votes Speaks: Norwegian*, Spanish, Swedish, French, English, German, Italian Studies: Russian | Message 3 of 22 24 August 2011 at 11:53pm | IP Logged |
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In Spain the most educated accent, is considered to be the one from Salamanca, but Madris is also ok. Personally I use Andalusian, which I think is great, but which I would never ever recommend to others. Its only real benefit is that any other accent after that seems easy.
In Latin-America I think you would get a different answer from each person you ask. I like them all, with perhaps a slight preference for Mexico? 3 persons have voted this message useful | |
| MarcusOdim Groupie Brazil Joined 4852 days ago 91 posts - 142 votes | Message 4 of 22 27 August 2011 at 3:42pm | IP Logged |
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the one you like more. I love the Argentinian accent (Buenos Aires) but I HAAATTTEEE Venezualan (or any other waayy too clear accent), it sounds way too much like Brazilian Portuguese to me, I'd actually have profound disgust for the Spanish language if it wans't for the Argentinian accent
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| iguanamon Pentaglot Senior Member Virgin Islands Speaks: Ladino Joined 5267 days ago 2241 posts - 6731 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole, Creole (French) | Message 5 of 22 27 August 2011 at 5:02pm | IP Logged |
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Learn the language first, worry about accents later. Exposure is the key to understanding different accents. Most native English Speakers understand American accents because of media exposure to the accent. Whereas American English speakers often have difficulty with other English-Speaking accents, such as Yorkshire, Scottish, Caribbean and Indian due to lack of exposure to those accents. I am the opposite to MarcusOdim, I have the most trouble with Argentine Spanish due to my lack of exposure to the Rioplatense accent. I'm sure that a few days in Argentina would be all that is necessary for me to accustom myself to the Rioplatense variant. What can I say, I live in the Caribbean. I'm more used to hearing Caribbean Spanish on a daily basis. I do have an Argentine friend but we speak Portuguese together- go figure!
So, in short, do your Spanish course wherever you feel most comfortable, this includes financially. Learn the language to a high level and then get exposure to the other accents through traveling, music, films, radio or TV. I listen to Radio Nacional de España, on-line, everyday, because I really like the programs. I feel comfortable with the Iberian accent as a result. Edited by iguanamon on 27 August 2011 at 5:07pm 3 persons have voted this message useful | |
| Cainntear Pentaglot Senior Member Scotland linguafrankly.blogsp Joined 6016 days ago 4399 posts - 7687 votes Speaks: Lowland Scots, English*, French, Spanish, Scottish Gaelic Studies: Catalan, Italian, German, Irish, Welsh | Message 6 of 22 27 August 2011 at 5:26pm | IP Logged |
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There is no better/worse, and when you're dealing with "school Spanish", you'll be learning an "educated" accent, and any educated accent is likely to be as comprehensible as any other.
If the school looks good, go to it -- don't avoid it simply because you think it might be cooler to sound like a Chilean/Venezuelan/Cuban/whatever... 3 persons have voted this message useful | |
| tibbles Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5196 days ago 245 posts - 422 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: Korean | Message 7 of 22 28 August 2011 at 8:15am | IP Logged |
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Just follow the advice of your instructors in Guanajuato. They will help you speak in a manner such that you are understood by all other Spanish speakers. Unless you are already at an extremely advance stage of speaking Spanish, who cares if you pronounce with a bit of a Norwegian accent, so long as you are understood? In my case, I know I speak Spanish with a horrendous American accent. But I have bigger worries like trying speak the right words with automaticity rather than trying to tailor my accent to sound Peruvian or Cuban or like one of the Iberian accents.
Enjoy your trip to México. Also, check out this link for specific reviews of any language schools in Guanajuato: http://www.123teachme.com/search.php?relCityID=23 Edited by tibbles on 28 August 2011 at 8:21am 2 persons have voted this message useful | |
| Camundonguinho Triglot Senior Member Brazil Joined 4754 days ago 273 posts - 500 votes Speaks: Portuguese*, English, Spanish Studies: Swedish | Message 8 of 22 29 November 2011 at 1:52am | IP Logged |
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Colombian accent is regarded as ''the clearest''. Try listening to Shakira and Juanes ;)
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