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Forum From the Archives: Living La Vida Spanglish

Forum From the Archives: Living La Vida Spanglish

Forum listens back to an episode about the rising use of Spanglish.

KQED's Forum

May 31, 202155m 43s

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Show Notes

English and Spanish are the most commonly spoken languages in the U.S., and some people see Spanglish -- a hybrid of the two -- as the future. Latinx youth are embracing Spanglish in ways previous generations were told was unacceptable, freely using un poquito de eso and a little bit of that in conversation. We talk about the origins of Spanglish, how people are using it today and why it’s growing.

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