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by jdminhbg 5834 days ago
Check that link, especially post #7 -- the pun is Renaissance era, not Roman.

Can you shed more light on 'll' vs 'y'? In Mexico, at least, the two are similar enough that handmade signs frequently contain spelling errors confusing the two.

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Can you shed more light on 'll' vs 'y'?

You know, Argentinians also speak Castilian, and the way they pronounce the -ll- is completely different from everyone else. Hence, bringing up Mexico to prove that Spanish pronounce -ll- and -y- the same way is a very weak form of argumentation. Euccastro seems to know what he's talking about, so shame on whoever downvoted him.

Check that link [...]

Read the last message in the thread:

(Quinto Horacio Flaco (65-8 B.C.), Latin poet)

Re: the confusion of 'll' and 'y' in Mexico and elsewhere:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ye%C3%ADsmo