Comments on: Catalan/Spanish http://blogs.gnome.org/rodrigo/2006/06/23/catalanspanish/ From lost to the river Sat, 06 Sep 2008 17:28:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Duncan Mak http://blogs.gnome.org/rodrigo/2006/06/23/catalanspanish/#comment-290 Duncan Mak Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/rodrigo/2006/06/23/catalanspanish/#comment-290 Rodrigo,<p/>Hey hey!<p/>Be careful there - the Catalonians would say that Catalan is also "Spanish", as would the Gallicians and what not.<p/>The best way to distinguish the two may be to call them "Castillian" and "Catalan", and leave the term "Spanish" alone.<p/>But you know that already... ;-)<p/>Have fun in Barcelona! Rodrigo,

Hey hey!

Be careful there - the Catalonians would say that Catalan is also “Spanish”, as would the Gallicians and what not.

The best way to distinguish the two may be to call them “Castillian” and “Catalan”, and leave the term “Spanish” alone.

But you know that already… ;-)

Have fun in Barcelona!

]]> By: Toni Hermoso Pulido http://blogs.gnome.org/rodrigo/2006/06/23/catalanspanish/#comment-291 Toni Hermoso Pulido Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/rodrigo/2006/06/23/catalanspanish/#comment-291 Duncan, since I'm Catalonian, I can tell you that very few Catalonians will refer to their language as Spanish, and some will not feel comfortable at all with that naming.<br/>Simply, Spanish == Castillian, they are synonyms, as Valencian == Catalan, or Flemish == Dutch (dialectal variations apart).<p/>There can be some political connotations when using one term or the other, as you can read in Wikipedia (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_given_to_the_Spanish_language">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_given_to_the_Spanish_language</a>) , but do not worry too much. :) Duncan, since I’m Catalonian, I can tell you that very few Catalonians will refer to their language as Spanish, and some will not feel comfortable at all with that naming.
Simply, Spanish == Castillian, they are synonyms, as Valencian == Catalan, or Flemish == Dutch (dialectal variations apart).

There can be some political connotations when using one term or the other, as you can read in Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_given_to_the_Spanish_language) , but do not worry too much. :)

]]> By: myname http://blogs.gnome.org/rodrigo/2006/06/23/catalanspanish/#comment-292 myname Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/rodrigo/2006/06/23/catalanspanish/#comment-292 spanish is the language most spoken at cataluña. No problem.<br/>castillian not exist, exists spanish spanish is the language most spoken at cataluña. No problem.
castillian not exist, exists spanish

]]> By: Anonymous http://blogs.gnome.org/rodrigo/2006/06/23/catalanspanish/#comment-293 Anonymous Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://blogs.gnome.org/rodrigo/2006/06/23/catalanspanish/#comment-293 But be careful, in Catalonia lot of people, specially people you will find at Guadec, denies existence of Spain, and you would be attacked if someone thinks you are not a catalonian nationalist. Recently in catalonia has been started an apartheid of spanish spoken people. But be careful, in Catalonia lot of people, specially people you will find at Guadec, denies existence of Spain, and you would be attacked if someone thinks you are not a catalonian nationalist. Recently in catalonia has been started an apartheid of spanish spoken people.

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