What is "Espanol de Castilla"?

Question

Some one said. "Yes, I speak Spanish (Espanol de Castilla)". This person is from Colombia SA. Is this Spanish different from the Spanish spoken by someone from Mexico?

What he wanted to tell you is that he spoke Castilian (Castellano) - chileno, Jan 10, 2012

Yes, Mexican Spanish has been badly influenced by Mayan, Aztecs and English. - farallon7, Jan 10, 2012

Answer 1

Many people in South America will tell you that they speak Castellano.

I like to think that it is because Spanish was the language of the Conquistadores.

In a similar way citizens of the USA speak American and not English

(The English were the conquistadores and Mr Webster and others wanted to create a language distinctly different to British English)

They just had too much tea and lost the plot, ian. - annierats, Jan 10, 2012

or too much tea :) - ian-hill, Jan 10, 2012

Answer 2

Español y Castellano son palabras sinónimas. Se habla especìficamente del Castellano porque es el Español que nació en la provincia de Castilla en el centro de España. Fué el mismo que se regó por toda latinoamérica cuando los conquistadores llegaron al nuevo continente. Es por eso que en nuestros paises, cuando alguíen está hablando babosadas, o algo que no hace sentido, uno dice, "Hábleme en castellano" - http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idioma_español

You've convinced me, at any rate. - annierats, Jan 10, 2012

You are the sweetest thing ever! - farallon7, Jan 10, 2012

Answer 3

Castilian Spanish is an umbrella term which may refer to all the various dialects of European Spanish, or the standard Spanish you might hear on Rado or TV in Spain (which is similar to that spoken in some of central Spain). I think in general, as a term, it excludes Spanish as spoken in Latin America.

Why not look it up on Wikipedia or elsewhere on the web yourself?

Castilian

Answer 4

What do you mean? I am Chilean and I speak Castellano.

OK?

EDIT:

This post was aimed at Jeremías.

Answer 5

I will tell you the brutal truth: If you're a student and you want to understand Spanish you had just better accept there are regional variations and you will have to understand them all. Or try to. Just as, when I was a student of Englsih and arrived in Glasgow... And even now, after some 30 odd years in England, there is a Devonian neighbour whom I barely understand. No doubt he would tell you that he speaks the Queen's English and that I'm a foreign in-comer.

Así esla vida.

And please note, any mistakes I make are to be called typos, in all languages. - annierats, Jan 10, 2012