Ahhhh now I can tell my wife to stop sibilareing at me!

As I have said in the past my spanish is not very good. But I can get by. However with certain people I cannot understand a word they say not one!. My brother in laws wife for instance. I have never understood a word she says. And I don't know why. When we are in company it's not so bad, I can get the gist of the conversation from everyone else, but one on one, my eyes glaze over and my brain shuts down.
PS she is local

Doth thisth mean althow a listhp too ?

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Talking about the th sound being reproduced as s, a local in Mercadona today told me he'd learned English in Sousampton

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I learned Castillian at University and spent time living in the heart of Castilla y Leon, so for me the Spanish with the "th"s is the only Spanish and although I have now lived longer in Tenerife than I lived on the mainland, I just could not bring myself to adopt the Canarian pronunciation. It would be like putting on a cockney accent when I'm in London or going to Texas and adopting a drawl. I don't care if some Canarians do shake their heads at me, I would be so embarrassed if I ever moved back to Castilla and starting talking with "s"s - it was bad enough when I was in Madrid and made reference to the "guagua"

I say 'when in Rome' but the godos always do think of themselves as superior to the Canarys.
Sabrinova dont shoot me thats what my wife said and she is canarian.

In all other things I agree with you, but when it comes to pronunciation, I am proud to speak Queen's English (or so far as my northern blood will allow - proud of that too btw ) so why shouldn't I be equally proud to make my best attempts at "King's Spanish", wherever in Spain I may be!

Well so long as you know there can be a strong undercurrent of feeling against
people from the peninsular which is not always obvious.
Like I said "when in Rome"

I enjoy a good regional variation/accent but being a Tyke and a Loiner thats only natural I suppose.

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I put this in this thread because I have only heard the terms - I have no idea of the spelling!

So, phonentically.. The term for a golf bandit is "Tábado" (or in French, "le Plonkir")

Learned this a a Los Palos golf tournament the other day!

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I have to admit that as I never learnt Spanish at school I find the local/South American accent easier. Saying things like 'thervetha' never did come easy!!

A few months ago I heard an explanation on the radio that the 'th' for c and z came about because one of the Kings has a lisp and his court tried not the make him sound silly! It's almost believable; after all it is said that Americal English is closer to the original that English English.

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