Your Christian (or first) name

Not really arsed about my name until someone sticks another 'r' in it for no particular reason, only my mum calls me by my actual name anyway im Gaz to everyone else.

Separate note just found out my uncle Barry is actually called Charles, im nearly 40
 
I think, with respect, you're exaggerating a bit there. (I'm aware that you may well be a native speaker of Spanish). It's a bit like people saying that English (i.e. as in the U.K.) and American are two different languages. I've spoken Spanish many times in Spain, and several times on separate trips to Argentina (not well, but enough to get by in both places). There are clearly differences of vocabulary, but grammar? Well, if there are, I'm not hearing them.
I will say this, though: whatever is spoken in Zaragoza and its region seems to be quite different to anything spoken on the Iberian peninsula or indeed in the Spanish-speaking world. I can't understand a fucking thing they're saying sometimes! A bit like talking to certain geordies in the U.K. The only accent that defeats me — I'm told it's my language.
In general, I find the accents clearer in Latin America (Bolivia, Chile, Argentina are the countries I've been to) than in Spain. Which is odd, considering that Spain is so very much smaller. But then, the U.K.'s tiny and Americans have endless problems with the regional accents. They virtually need subtitles for Kevin Bridges.

Agreed regarding Latin American dialects being easier to understand on the whole. I've never seen a country like England though in terms of dialect changes every 10 miles, it's a crazy country we live in.

The main grammar difference between Argentina and Spain, and many other Latina American countries in fact, is the constant use of 'sos' instead of 'eres' e.g ¿De dónde sos? Sos muy linda. Instead of ¿De dónde eres? Tu eres muy linda. In terms of slangs and vocab, it is very different in Argentina. A lot of these words have come from the Italian influence of their population.
 
A lot of these words have come from the Italian influence of their population.

Ah, now there I understand you. The influence in Buenos Aires is particularly astonishing. Sometimes, you'd swear someone across the street is speaking Italian, until you listen more closely.
Great ice cream in BA.

(We seem to be derailing this thread, although the conversation's interesting… love discussions about languages).
 
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No religion, don't believe in any of it. Christend Protestant .my Mam and Dad originally wanted to call me Michael apparently so I don't know why I ended up David.

As in comes from the Hebrew Dawid. The origin of David and all variations on it.
 
Not really arsed about my name until someone sticks another 'r' in it for no particular reason, only my mum calls me by my actual name anyway im Gaz to everyone else.

Separate note just found out my uncle Barry is actually called Charles, im nearly 40
My first name is a typical name for my generation....Sharon.
Believe it or not but I found out I was mispronouncing my middle name, Marie, when I reconnected with my mum a few years ago. Apparently it's pronounced "Marry" rather than the usual "Maree". I should have known because it's my aunt's name and she was my Godmother!
So I was 52 before I realised.
 

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