Mariana Atencio is a bilingual journalist working for MSNBC and NBC News out of Miami, Florida since September, 2016. Atencio is a native of Venezuela and holds a Master’s degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

It pisses me off the way sports gears pisses me off. I can't count the number of times I've told folks that only their vehicle's gears can be plural.

in Spanish they do pluralize aircraft (aronaves) with an “s”. Non-native speakers get a pass.

I had a sister-in-law from a Spanish=speaking country.

My adorable filipina daughter in-law makes me laugh all the time with her pronunciations of some words....we laugh together...the sweetest thing you ever met..such grace and so humble...been here 5 years - she traveled by herself, with just a small bag..(boasting) - my point..the first time she asked to use the CR - I was like, huh??? (comfort room, of course...) - she is teaching me tagalog ….

like utot=old fart...salamat

mines instead of mine. I scream inside - better you go full native rather than lousy English. I am fluent in many Caribbean dialects/languages/whatever you call them.

generic white kids in America have also picked up on that one.

“Mines.” Fuck me.

I scream - guess I'm really old.

and 'round with oregano, and peony, LOL - you say potato, I say potahto...coming from Boston...we just accept words have no "Rs" - people here in AZ know right away I'm from Boston and I have been here 20 yeahs….

Cleahly, today, I am using creative avoidance for anything t rump....have a wonderful day malaise..

Here lots of words have no Hs - standard local joke
Teacher to student - hemphasize your 'aitches' you hignorant hass

Too much fun...thanks....

Sends me into absolute paroxysms, which is probably why she continues to say it.

Also, people saying “offsides.” Fuck you, it’s just offside.

WTH is over speeding..I was speeding (I guess), but over speeding....

Story goes, I was on my way home 90 miles to go out of Hyannis..speed trap...I was waved on by the cop, he had many pulled over - so Hyannis must have issued the ticket and sent to my local PD - who hand delivered it to my door, as I read the ticket..I did ask "what the hell is over speeding??? Small town..cops name Ken..we laughed... I paid...

paroxysms - we have marathon scrabble games....I will mahk that down...

for offside.

Doesn't that piss you off?

I am less angry now that I know English is not her first language.