Knowing Your Castilian from Your Caribbean: Understanding the Different Spanish Dialects

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Knowing Your Castilian from Your Caribbean: Understanding the Different Spanish Dialects

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Caribbean Spanish: Spanish spoken in the coastal regions of Latin America is very different. People here often drop the ‘s’ sound while speaking. Caribbean Spanish speakers talk at a fast pace and in an informal manner. This is the language of choice in countries like Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Panama, and others.