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Old August 29, 2011, 06:34 PM
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I could accept "el mano derecha" but "el mano derecho"???

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Old August 29, 2011, 07:25 PM
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It seems that the Mexican use of "mano" (meaning "bro") and its masculine adjectives is causing some confusion among speakers. "El mano derecho" is the "straight bro" by opposition to the "gay bro", or the "right-handed bro" instead the of "left-handed bro" or the "honest bro" against the "dishonest bro".

It also seems as some speakers in Mexico don't know that "mano derecha" is "right hand" in that specific idiom.
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Old August 29, 2011, 07:31 PM
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Mexican "mano" is not used like that.

"Mano" is used to talk directly to someone: "Oye, mano", "ayúdame, mano", "qué onda, mano", "¿en qué quedamos, mano?".

Very rarely will you hear anyone saying "Juan es mi mano".

As for "mano derecho" perhaps some time someone might say "Juan es un mano derecho", which would mean he's not a hypocritical friend, but that will by no means be commonly heard.
And even more rarely will "derecho" mean "not gay" in such context.


Oh, and most Mexicans will actually understand "mano derecha" as someone who will be a main assistant to someone else.
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Old August 30, 2011, 04:19 AM
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I forgot to add a lot of ironic icons. I attributed those meanings to El Informador's creativity.

This was not the first time a web forum thread wastes a lot of posts explaining a language mistake read in "El Informador", nor it'll be the last time.
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Remember irony must be clearly marked for those who are learning... and for the rest of mankind as well.
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