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Q&A Words in author's native language?

Why in some essays or articles there are words in the author's native language? (In other words, the essay is in English and there are some Spanish words spread out in the whole essay.) Does it ...

3 answers  ·  posted 11y ago by Node.JS‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T02:47:42Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/7540
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Node.JS‭ · 2019-12-08T02:47:42Z (almost 5 years ago)
Why in some essays or articles there are words in the author's native language?

(In other words, the essay is in English and there are some Spanish words spread out in the whole essay.)

Does it necessarily mean the targeted audience is Spanish-speaking people or there is something else behind it?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2013-04-01T21:22:06Z (over 11 years ago)
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