Native Errors
Many native English speakers speak incorrectly, such as mixing up vocabulary (fewer vs. less, further vs. farther, etc.), using double negatives (I didn't see nothing), as well as a host of other things you can probably think of off the top of your head.
Do native Spanish speakers make certain errors frequently while speaking? Or do they sometimes speak incorrectly for emphasis?
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Here in Guatemala they often say "Más mejor," which is the equivalent of "More better."
I also called someone on his use of "s" after the preterit verb conjugations. For example, he'd say "¿Qué hicistes ayer?" His wife promptly corrected him and said, "She's right, Honey, there's no "S" at the end."
Well, I can't speak for native speakers in general, but on my last test, I missed one of the 12 questions where I had to choose between "cuál¨ and ¨¨quién¨. I was pretty annoyed with myself at first, but it turns out the one native speaker in our class (who is in general WORLDs better than we are) also missed that one. Our profesora, also a native, said it was a common error. Much like what vs who vs whom.
We all make mistakes, not necessarily on purpose or for emphasis reasons. =/
En general el uso de un buen vocabulario depende del nivel educativo y cultural de las personas, del hábito de la lectura y -en buena medida- de la voluntad de cada uno.
¡Él está detrás tuyo!
I say this all the time, even though I know it's incorrect. It's just something that is said.
The correct construction would be "él está detrás de ti."
