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OldBaldy1701E

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47. Personally, I have no issue with going to 'cityspeak'.

Fri Nov 14, 2025, 09:50 AM

Nov 14

(See 'Blade Runner')

It is a mishmash of several languages. Some areas already do a version of it. ('Texican' comes to mind. BTW, that is what my friend from Austin called it.)

I hope she does it every time she address Congress. The fact that they would lose their crap over it is why I would love it.

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Rep. Adelita Grijalva code-switches in first remarks after sworn in [View all] Jilly_in_VA Nov 13 OP

Bi-lingual is the word they are looking for? pwb Nov 13 #1

Code-switching is a well-known part of language/linguistics obamanut2012 Nov 13 #2

I thought code switching Boo1 Nov 13 #5

Agreed... bilingual is a much more accurate word. Shipwack Nov 13 #11

No. Language, dialect, and language style Dear_Prudence Nov 13 #18

I didn't even know it had a name... Hugin Nov 13 #6

Having spoken both English and Spanish all my life, often switching seamlessly from one language to the other sop Nov 13 #20

I've never heard it called code-switching... ananda Nov 13 #33

Code-switching is less about speaking two different languages and more about *how* those languages are spoken WhiskeyGrinder Nov 13 #3

"Adelante, mi gente." Beautiful. chia Nov 13 #4

I was fervently hoping Adelita would speak some Spanish! sdfernando Nov 13 #7

Wait. Do they call it that when Mamdani does it? leftstreet Nov 13 #8

I thought she was speaking Californian. usonian Nov 13 #9

I thought code switching róisín_dubh Nov 13 #10

I think the last time I saw it criticized was when Obama did it speaking at a HBC... vanlassie Nov 13 #34

Been watching Canadian news recently rurallib Nov 13 #12

They switch in and out of French and English all the time, we are used to it. Bev54 Nov 13 #28

She is well named. dobleremolque Nov 13 #13

I have wondered Jilly_in_VA Nov 13 #14

I don't think about it any more. DFW Nov 13 #15

I wish I knew different languages! yardwork Nov 13 #38

I had a somewhat similar experience when I lived in Spain DFW Nov 13 #39

You can go to Okracoke Island to hear Elizabethan! yardwork Nov 14 #43

Yup. OldBaldy1701E Nov 14 #44

I never knew that! yardwork Nov 14 #46

Eaxctly. DFW Nov 14 #48

I haven't heard it called code switching IronLionZion Nov 13 #16

I sure don't see any problem with it. Susan Calvin Nov 13 #17

Never, ever heard 'code-switching' before. In TX, it's often called Spanglish. Torchlight Nov 13 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Nov 13 #22

It also carries a benign connotation Torchlight Nov 13 #23

I tend to use Denglish Old Crank Nov 13 #25

We sometimes do that when it's just my wife and I DFW Nov 13 #40

Yes it is. Old Crank Nov 14 #41

HCR used "code switching" to describe another event LittleGirl Nov 13 #21

My wires are getting crossed. Old Crank Nov 13 #24

As we already know, Wednesdays Nov 13 #26

I wish I knew Spanish. Studied Latin and French in HS. Maybe still time. twodogsbarking Nov 13 #27

Span-gluage Javaman Nov 13 #29

I thought it was absolutely beautiful. byronius Nov 13 #30

The usage of "code-switching" here seems strange to me. Oneironaut Nov 13 #31

She delivered her talk in English and then alternatively translated to Spanish. sprinkleeninow Nov 13 #32

I don't think she translated into Spanish. Ms. Toad Nov 14 #42

lol. ecstatic Nov 13 #35

I have a heart condition. Scared me, thought it meant she switched her EPSTEIN vote! UTUSN Nov 13 #36

Good for her. yardwork Nov 13 #37

Muy bueno! (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Nov 14 #45

Personally, I have no issue with going to 'cityspeak'. OldBaldy1701E Nov 14 #47