posited that decades of exposure to Spanish, which often feels like Miami’s dominant language, has resulted in phrases spoken and understood even by native English speakers who are not fluent in ...

This includes Miami English phrases such as "get down from the car" instead of "get out of the car" (derived from the Spanish "bajarse del carro") or "make a party" instead of "throw a party ...

These phrases might sound off to the ears of ... This language variety came about through sustained contact between Spanish and English speakers, particularly when speakers translated directly ...

Get down from the car. If this expression doesn’t sound familiar, you’re probably not from Miami. According to FIU research published in English World Wide, some expressions unique to the 305 are ...