Pardon My Spanglish ─ One Man's Guide to Speaking the Habla, Porque Because!

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!
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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
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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.

Bill Santiago is a stand-up comedian who debuted nationally on Comedy Central's Premium Blend and appears regularly on The Late Show with Conan O'Brien. He lives in New York City.