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According to Real Academia de la Lengua's rules, the most exacting Castilian is the one spoken in Valladolid and Salamanca, in the region of Castilla y León. Such language abides all the phonetical and grammatical laws.
Not true. There are many examples of the opposite, starting with leÃsmo.
Have you ever listened to a costarican pronounce the name of their country?
They pronounce it something like "Costa Wuica"
Haha well when I was there I thought they spoke very clearly and were careful not to speak too fast. I found it very helpful. I have never been to Colombia but my Spanish teacher in high school was from there and I've heard there is not a very strong accent there.
The Costa Rican accent is cool, they don't roll their "R's" but it doesn't sound bad.
I should have been more clear. I was not criticizing their accent....I thought it was unique.
Same with the accent in the ecuadorian highlands/sierras.....they don't roll the "R"'s that much.
Living here in S. Florida, where Caribbean Spanish is the most common, I would say that the Cuban Spanish of the habaneros is the fastest I have ever heard--they swallow "s", do not pronounce the "d" at the end of sentences and use a tremendous amount of slang and expressions. It is a lot of fun though! As mentioned by many here, the educated speak polished Spanish in Cuba like everywhere else, but they do have a certain amount of that Caribbean cadence.
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As mentioned by many here, the educated speak polished Spanish in Cuba like everywhere else, but they do have a certain amount of that Caribbean cadence.
