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Old February 26, 2012, 10:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Rusty View Post
The Spanish language is known by two names - español and castellano - by those who speak it. This is because both are official names of the language. Which name you choose to use for the language you speak very much depends on the country, and perhaps the region, where you live.

This topic has already been discussed in other threads.
Yes and no.

Yes, there are some countries/regions of Spain that call indistinctly español/castellano the language they speak.

No, as the following link will clarify :http://www.20minutos.es/carta/8697/0...IAL/COOFICIAL/