Misconceptions about Hispanic People & the Spanish Language

Learning another language can cause you to make mistakes in your first language.

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Being bilingual can make you more likely to be “scatterbrained”, meaning you can't focus on more than one thing at a time.

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Linguists and other scientists estimate that Spanish will be the most used language in the United States by the year 2050. That means that in 2050 the United States would be the largest Spanish speaking country in the world.

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There is no “legal” or “official” language of the United States.

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People who learn another language forget things more often.

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Someone who is bilingual can make up to 20% more money than someone who speaks only 1 language.

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Spanish is spoken by more than 500 million people.

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Languages in the order of the most native speakers in the world:

1.Mandarin Chinese

2. Spanish

3.English

4.Hindi

5.Bengali

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There are more Spanish speakers in Spain than in the U.S.

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A person who speaks Spanish as their native language is Spanish.

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