Dropping the letter 'z' in Spanish
Sometimes, Spanish speaking people tend to drop the 'z' in 'diez' (dee-eh) or 'Rodriguez' (Rodrigeh). Where would people talk like that? I've been told that people talk like that in southern Spain. I've heard this being used by Mexicans too. So is it more of an "accent" thing depending on geographical location, or is it more of a "colloquial" thing, like a slang?
Thanks in advance!
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Some Spanish accents drop s-sounds, which includes the z, especially at the end of words, this is particularly prominent in Carribean accents, to include Venezuelan. Also in Andulacia.
http://blogs.transparent.com/spanish/the-sweet-sounds-of-caribbean-spanish/
2: Swallowed s
In the Caribbean and in areas like the Southern Cone of South America, the Spanish s is particularly slippery. We’ve already established that it falls frequently off the fronts and backs of words, but it’s one of the only sounds that can so easily fall out anywhere in the middle as well.
Be especially vigilant for long s-filled phrases like “esta es la justa estación”, which in reality are pronounced more like “ehta eh la juuta ehtació“. Always remember, if it doesn’t seem to make sense, try mentally inserting some s-sounds and see if it sounds more like the Spanish you know.
