I even find it weird when people who do have that heritage do it. It just rings fake.
Theres a celebrity chef who is terrible for it. When 99% of the time on camera you have perfect American “non regional media diction” but pronounce “cilantro” or “Jalapeno” like someones abuela it comes across like someone putting on an act.
I think its jarring in that case because the english is so forced into that absolutely accent free state that doesnt exist outside of network television, that the switch up to a very spanish pronunciation of a single word then back into tv presenter is so abrupt. Its like skipping gears. Media voice, normal voice, normal spanish, exaggerated spanish. Skipping two gears is not going to be a smooth transition. Its not like a regular person having a regular conversation.
I even find it weird when people who do have that heritage do it. It just rings fake.
Theres a celebrity chef who is terrible for it. When 99% of the time on camera you have perfect American “non regional media diction” but pronounce “cilantro” or “Jalapeno” like someones abuela it comes across like someone putting on an act.
I guess you only speak one language?
This is how it happens when you speak several languages, and IMO there is not a one-fit-all rule to what to do.
Also pronouncing the word like it’s intended to? Well yes.
I only speak one fluently.
I think its jarring in that case because the english is so forced into that absolutely accent free state that doesnt exist outside of network television, that the switch up to a very spanish pronunciation of a single word then back into tv presenter is so abrupt. Its like skipping gears. Media voice, normal voice, normal spanish, exaggerated spanish. Skipping two gears is not going to be a smooth transition. Its not like a regular person having a regular conversation.
Well, it is absolutely like two regular polyglots having a conversation.
As I hinted, you’re just not used to it! Lean into it, those are the true words, and languages and cultures are fascinating.
Or so I think 😌!