Summary: I recently heard a story of a French girl arguing with a Canadian guy about the meaning of “radical” for over an hour. But both their definitions were basically the same–just a little nuanced difference.<br> Hahahahaha.<br> They just don’t get it. <br> That’s not how words work. <br> The different uses of “radical” should be a fun, interesting conversation.<br> Not a right/wrong debate or argument.<br> Words don’t have set definitions. They stand for general ideas. It’s context that gives them their specific meanings.<br> The word “radical” could be used one way in French, and another way in English. <br> “Radical” could be used one way in Florida, and another way in New York.<br> It could be used one way in one sentence, and another way in a second sentence.<br> In my videos, I sometimes make mistakes (okay, lots of times). And on YouTube, there’s no shortage of people willing to correct my mistakes (I really do appreciate it!)<br> But often, a native Spanish-speaker will INCORRECTLY correct me.<br> How can this be?<br> Easy. I’ve traveled a lot. I don’t speak Spanish from Spain or Spanish from Mexico or Spanish from Argentina.<br> I just speak Spanish.<br> Let’s say you grew up only hearing the word “soda” to describe a carbonated beverage.<br> Does that mean “pop” is wrong? Just because you never heard it before?<br> In this video, I answer one of the most common questions I’m asked: Do you teach Spanish from Spain or Latin America?<br> Then you’ll learn about 17 different Spanish words.<br> And when you’re all done with this video, you’ll know some of these words BETTER than most native Spanish-speakers!<br> The Word Lists and other links for this video are here: https://spanishdude.com/quickies/cognates-comercial-alarma/<br>
