Spanish originates in Spain, and is spoken throughout the world, including across two continents in Latin America. But did you know that not only are there different kinds of Spanish. In Spanish, dialects are more than just different accents; entire words can be very different – just like the difference between British and American English. …

Many people learn Italian to get in touch with their heritage, but for the vastmajority of Italian-Americans, their ancestors did not speak the Italian we learn inclass, which is the official government and media language of Italy. What theyspoke was not even “dialect,” but different languages entirely. Italian descends from Latin, but it wasn’t as …