Wanting to Learn Spanish

[JustAGuy]

I do have a great resource in my parents.

I plan to speak with them to improve my Spanish skills. But, I need something to improve on first. In order to play the game, you've got to know the rules. Book learnin' is how I'll get a grasp, then I can compete.

I do have lots of information in my head. One of my main mental-blocks, though, is that I fancy myself a "good" English speaker, applying proper grammar and sentence structure when appropriate (that is, most all the time). If I switch to Spanish, all of a sudden, I'm back to square one; speaking like an American tourist in Mexico. I'd like to read something to cut down on the improperly conjugated verbs I'm likely to spit out. Vocabulary will come in time, but I've first got to get a solid grasp on the basics. I probably already know them, but it's nice to see things in print to solidify it in my head. It also helps since I have a photographic memory, and seeing the rules on paper would definitely help with comprehension.

As for your Engtalian... Good lord, the Spanglish around here is awful. My parents don't even realize that they do it anymore. It's actually kind of funny watching my parents speak with pure Spanish speakers. The looks on the Spanish person's faces as they hear half-Spanish/half-English is priceless.

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