http://speakspanishlikeagringo.com How not to speak Spanish Mon, 07 Mar 2011 06:10:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://speakspanishlikeagringo.com/all-about-n-ene/ http://speakspanishlikeagringo.com/all-about-n-ene/#comments Tue, 20 Jan 2009 08:50:26 +0000 Graeme http://speakspanishlikeagringo.com/?p=23 ¿Did you know?

• Ñ is considered a letter in its own right, with its own name (eñe) and its own place in the alphabet (after N).
• Ñ arose as an abbreviation of “nn”: the tilde was shorthand for the second “n”. For example, the Spanish word año (year) is derived from Latin ANNVS
• The Morse Code symbol allocated for this character is — — · — —
• Ñ is used in a number of English words of Spanish origin, such as jalapeño, piña colada, and piñata.
• The Spanish word cañón became the English word canyon, although adapting ñ to “nn” was more common in English, as in the phrase “Battle of Corunna”.
• Ñ has come to represent the identity of the Spanish language. Latino publisher Bill Teck labeled Hispanic culture and its influence on the United States “Generation Ñ” and started a magazine later with that name.

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