Comments on: You, You and You http://lavidaidealist.org/2010/04/01/you-you-and-you/ Stories and Resources from Idealists in Latin America Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:25:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: kentgreen http://lavidaidealist.org/2010/04/01/you-you-and-you/comment-page-1/#comment-681 kentgreen Thu, 03 Jun 2010 16:01:17 +0000 http://lavidaidealist.org/?p=5079#comment-681 Interesting! Costa Rica is the same with "usted;" it's what you use for everyone, kids, adults, friends. I'd be curious to learn what led to the lexical variations of "you" throughout Lat.Am. Interesting! Costa Rica is the same with “usted;” it’s what you use for everyone, kids, adults, friends. I’d be curious to learn what led to the lexical variations of “you” throughout Lat.Am.

]]> By: LethalSheethal http://lavidaidealist.org/2010/04/01/you-you-and-you/comment-page-1/#comment-486 LethalSheethal Fri, 02 Apr 2010 02:26:47 +0000 http://lavidaidealist.org/?p=5079#comment-486 I like this entry. They use vos in Bolivia too! I have also had this problem - how to refer to people. So the woman referred to the baby with Ud.? Weird. How about nouns that are different in different places and then people look at you like you don't know what you're talking about when you use the word incorrectly? Some examples: grifo (Peru = gasolinera (Bolivia) = gas station (US) caño (Peru) = grifo (Bolivia) = tap (US) balón de gas (Peru) = garafa de gas (Bolivia) = gas tank (US) I like this entry.

They use vos in Bolivia too! I have also had this problem – how to refer to people.

So the woman referred to the baby with Ud.? Weird.

How about nouns that are different in different places and then people look at you like you don’t know what you’re talking about when you use the word incorrectly?

Some examples:
grifo (Peru = gasolinera (Bolivia) = gas station (US)
caño (Peru) = grifo (Bolivia) = tap (US)
balón de gas (Peru) = garafa de gas (Bolivia) = gas tank (US)

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