[b said:Quote[/b] (TheAlphaWolf @ June 29 2005,10:40)]ok, me and *cough cough* some friends are having an argument.
[b said:Quote[/b] (TheAlphaWolf @ June 29 2005,10:40)]what would the the correct way to ask someone if they listen to music that's in spanish:
"do you listen to spanish music?"
or "do you listen to music in spanish?"
?
Dude... the argument was between you and him. You two came to me for "assistance"[b said:Quote[/b] (ChronoKiento @ June 30 2005,9:57)]endparenthesis is right LUIS. I'm the one who asked "Do you listen to Spanish music." Though he knows what I meant, him and AE won't quit arguing about it now. I, however, have somehow managed to keep myself out of an argument that was started because of something I said. a stupid argument, by the way.
he he he... you forgot the "ya'll"[b said:Quote[/b] ]OK, since your post is entitled "Correct English", I must nitpick:
that's MEXICAN music. NOT spanish music. spanish music is like the flamenco or hower you spell it.[b said:Quote[/b] ]to me, "do you listen to spanish music?" means music that's culturally spanish. like the mexican hat dance or that particular style (can't remember the name)
Spanish music comes ONLY from the country spain, music in spanish is music that is in the spanish language... it may come from belize, mexico, spain, venezuela, DR, chile, etc.... or you could translate any music and make it music in spanish.[b said:Quote[/b] ]It's the same thing to me but luis insists it's the later
If you define "spanish" as being from spain then you're right but "spanish" refers to spanish speaking countries which include the ones you listed and others you didn't. spanish music is a generalization. If you say music that comes from spain then you're talking about music that only comes from spain. "Do you listen to spanish music" is a generalization. Just like people that speak spanish don't all come from spain, all "spanish music" doesn't come from spain.[b said:Quote[/b] (TheAlphaWolf @ June 30 2005,3:22)]Spanish music comes ONLY from the country spain, music in spanish is music that is in the spanish language... it may come from belize, mexico, spain, venezuela, DR, chile, etc.... or you could translate any music and make it music in spanish.
whatever, i'm done.[b said:Quote[/b] (TheAlphaWolf @ June 30 2005,6:06)]no, it's just like meaning to say "are you hispanic?" but instead saying "are you spanish?"
you wouldn't just say it's a generalization. "spanish" in that qusetion wouldn't mean "spanish-speaking countries".
same with the music. It doesn't mean "music in spanish" it means "music from spain"
sarraceniascott:[b said:Quote[/b] ]But I could understand someone calling music in Spanish "Spanish music" even if it were contemporary or some other style not exclusively associated with Spanish, so the first question could go both ways.
trapper7:[b said:Quote[/b] ]"Do you listen to spanish music?" has the nuance that you're asking if they listen to music that is culturally spanish.
endparenthesis[b said:Quote[/b] ]I think it's "Do you listen to Spanish music?"And I agree with SarraceniaScott,it's "My friends and I..."*Niki*
justlikeapill:[b said:Quote[/b] ]You and your friends need to go see a movie or something.
[b said:Quote[/b] ]to me, "do you listen to spanish music?" means music that's culturally spanish. like the mexican hat dance or that particular style (can't remember the name)
"do you listen to music in spanish?", to me, means listening to ANY and ALL music , american, japanese, etc that's been translated into spanish.
guess not.[b said:Quote[/b] ]whatever, i'm done.