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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Depends on how you interpret languages. [b]Spanish is phonetic, but the preterite and how fast people speak it can get to some learners.[/b] French is less phonetic, letters that are silent, but I find the grammar easier. Brushing up on it now.[/quote]

It's always the speed that native speakers talk that throws things in a loop.  I had a great HS Spanish teacher and took 5 years of Spanish in HS and then a couple of college classes.  This was over 30 years ago.  I had fairly regular work trips to Mexico  a few years back and was able to have basic conversations with my coworkers, but had to ask them to speak SLOWLY.  Also, I found that I was able to piece together written Spanish and get the general gist of things surprisingly well.  My main contact that I dealt with at our operation in Mexico would force me to speak Spanish with his reports and then have them speak English with me.  It was fun practice for sure.

Also, Spanish is Spain is very different than Spanish in Mexico.    Spanish is Spain with the different tenses (vosotros) is very different for verbs and the lisping is tough at times as well.  [/quote]

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