Linguists have identified a new English dialect that's emerging in South Florida

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Linguists have identified a new English dialect that's emerging in South Florida
theconversation.com

“We got down from the car and went inside.”

“I made the line to pay for groceries.”

“He made a party to celebrate his son’s birthday.”

These phrases might sound off to the ears of most English-speaking Americans.

In Miami, however, they’ve become part of the local parlance.

According to my recently published research, these expressions – along with a host of others – form part of a new dialect taking shape in South Florida.

This language variety came about through sustained contact between Spanish and English speakers, particularly when speakers translated directly from Spanish.

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People referring to beef, and only beef, as "meat" drives me crazy. "Meat" and "beef" not synonyms!