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...local, or at least, a Spanish speaker. My preparation however, fell far short of my goal. To fool the locals here would require learning an entirely different language—Catalán.At first there was no problem: The hospital staff with whom I worked always spoke Castellan??€”Iberian Spanish—and the patients would in turn respond in Castellan. Everyone accommodated and willingly put aside their Catalán when I was within earshot. While my American accent did not convince anyone that I was a local and my occasional lapse of grammar or vocabulary made...

Author: By Steven A. Mcdonald, | Title: Catalán, Anyone? | 8/4/2006 | See Source »

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