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Many Americans have a goal of living, studying, or traveling in Mexico, yet they don't grasp the distinct Mexican Spanish which differs from that of Spain. As opposed to Spain, Mexico uses "ustedes" in place of "vosotros", and often the preterite instead of the past participle when discussing past events or actions. Mexican Spanish doesn't have the same lisp found in Spain and the accents of words are in different places. In "video," for example, the stress is placed on the "i." Mexican Spanish has a lot of its own unique slang words. "¡Aguas!" is an expression similar to shouting "careful!". "Padre" is the Mexican way of saying "cool" and "¡órale!" means "let's do it!".




