The Many Historical Twists and Turns of Spanish
Alfonso X of Castile (Photo via Wikipedia)
A conversation with writer Julie Barlow. Barlow and Jean-Benoit Nadeau are co-authors of "The Story of Spanish," their follow-up to "The Story of French." Though linguistically similar to French, Spanish has evolved with more freedom and variation, and is now far more widely spoken than French.
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