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This Website will enrich your experience of the Spanish language and broaden your understanding of the Spanish culture.

You cannot "really" understand a language unless you understand the culture of the people who speak that language.

You will find a lot to love about Spanish, and a lot to love about speakers of Spanish. After all, Spanish is a "Romance" language.

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"Hispanic" is a US Label

"In the United States, some people consider "Hispanic" to be too general as a label, while others consider it offensive, often preferring to use the term "Latino", which is viewed as a self-chosen label. The preference of "Latino" over "Hispanic" is partly because it more clearly indicates that those it is referring to are the people from Latin America (including Brazil) and not Spain.

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Tex-Mex Misnomers

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Tex-Mex is a term used to describe Americanized Mexican food, particularly from the south or southwest of the United States.

"Tex-Mex" first entered the language as a nickname for the Texas-Mexican Railway, which was chartered in 1875. [1] In the train schedules published in newspapers of the 1800s, the names of railroads were abbreviated. The Missouri Pacific was called the Mo. Pac., and the Texas-Mexican was abbreviated Tex. Mex.

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Accent Marks

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Instructions for using the "ALT" | Key Pad Shortcuts

The "ALT" Numerical Keypad shortcuts allow you to add Spanish accent marks to E-mail messages, Blogs, Websites and Reports.

To create the specific letters, you…

  • Ensure that the "NUM Lock" key is on
  • Hold down the "ALT" Key (either side)
  • Type the four (4) character code
  • Each code starts with a "0" (zero)
  • Release the "ALT" key
  • Note: Some letters allow you to skip the "0," others require the "0"

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