{"product_id":"pardon-my-spanglish-isbn-9781594742132","title":"Pardon My Spanglish","description":"In \u003ci\u003ePardon My Spanglish\u003c\/i\u003e, stand-up comedian Bill Santiago chronicles the quintessentially American alegrías of his mother tongue: the quirky, hilariously improvisational fusion of inglés and español spoken by millions (even if they don’t know or admit que están doing it). With crash-course efficiency, cada página de este libro empowers your every step toward Spanglish mastery. How can you not love Spanglish? Twice the vocabulary, half the grammar!\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Readers will learn:\u003cbr\u003e      •  The outlaw syntax of Spanglish (as observed by a comedian with no formal training in linguistics whatsoever)\u003cbr\u003e      •  Advanced tricks of Spanglish conjugation (“to google”: Yo googleo, tú googleas, nosotros googleamos)\u003cbr\u003e      •  The Top 10 Best Things About Being Latino (#6: Guaranteed part in high school production of “West Side Story”)\u003cbr\u003e      •  Why “People en Español” should simply be called “Gente”\u003cbr\u003e      •  Handy corporate Spanglish phrases, including “Feliz hump day”\u003cbr\u003e      •  The secret Spanglish agenda of Dora the Explorer\u003cbr\u003e      •  ¡And mucho más!\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Full of dead-on observations about immigration paniqueo, “oprima el dos” backlash, and every politically incorrect sentiment in between, \u003ci\u003ePardon My Spanglish \u003c\/i\u003eis essential reading for Latinos—and the Latino-curious.\u003cb\u003eBill Santiago\u003c\/b\u003e is a native Spanglish speaker who became a stand-up comedian after narrowly escaping a career in journalism. With the premiere of his first special, Comedy Central Presents Bill Santiago, his mother finally stopped asking him to go to law school. He has appeared on The Late Show with Conan O’Brien, and his work has been published in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMiami Herald\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBoston Herald\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSan Juan Star\u003c\/i\u003e. When not on stage, he enjoys curling up with a good book or a well-read, Spanglish-speaking woman. He lives in New York City.One Man's Guide to Speaking the Habla","brand":"Quirk Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302716199141,"sku":"NP9781594742132","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781594742132.jpg?v=1767734495","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/pardon-my-spanglish-isbn-9781594742132","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}