Pardon My Spanglish

In "Pardon My Spanglish," stand-up comedian Bill Santiago chronicles the quintessentially American alegrias of his mother tongue: the quirky, hilariously improvisational fusion of ingles and espanol spoken by millions (even if they don't know or admit que estan doing it). With crash-course efficiency, cada pagina de este libro empowers your every step toward Spanglish mastery. How can you not love Spanglish? Twice the vocabulary, half the grammar! Readers will learn: - The outlaw syntax of Spanglish (as observed by a comedian with no formal training in linguistics whatsoever) - Advanced tricks of Spanglish conjugation ("to google" Yo googleo, tu googleas, nosotros googleamos) - The Top 10 Best Things About Being Latino (#6: Guaranteed part in high school production of "West Side Story") - Why "People en Espanol" should simply be called "Gente" - Handy corporate Spanglish phrases, including "Feliz hump day" - The secret Spanglish agenda of Dora the Explorer - And mucho mas! Full of dead-on observations about immigration paniqueo, "oprima el dos" backlash, and every politically incorrect sentiment in between, "Pardon My Spanglish "is essential reading for Latinos--and the Latino-curious.