Use of 'K' in internet Spanish?

Question

My Spanish teacher says that Spanish does not officially have a letter K, but in a lot of video descriptions and comments I have seen 'ke' in place of 'que' and other similar places. Is this a regional thing, and if so from what region? Or is it an internet difference, and would not appear in normal writing?

Help much appreciated, gracias

Answer 1

It is an internet difference just because it takes less time to type pk that porque. You often see k take the place of "que". Another common one is tb for tambien or x for para. As you can see, it can get quite confusing, just like with English "internet speak" and makes me want to disconnect my computer sometimes . I'd say you probably won't see it unless you have native Spanish friends on the internet that are under 20 or so. In no way is it grammatically correct or used in formal writing of any kind.

Good-I'm having enough trouble with written Spanish as it is! To help understand spoken Spanish I've been watching a lot of Spanish and South American music videos online, and the comments confused me. Thanks! - bailarina95, Jul 24, 2011

Answer 2

This is a regional problem. There is an area of the world where all these people live whose common goal is to bastardize as many languages as possible. Many of them have never had a person-to-person interaction - but just with a computer, hence; they are rapidly developing the first generation of global social disfunction.

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Your teacher is right; K is not a Spanish letter, nor is W.

W isn't? Didn't know that, but now that I think about it I don't think I've ever seen it except in Caribbean slang. Thanks! - bailarina95, Jul 24, 2011

Answer 3

Since when is k not a "Spanish letter"? This letter may mostly be used in words that are not from Spanish origin but saying that "Spanish does not officially have a letter K" is inaccurate.