This quirky English-Spanish hybrid needs saving

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One of Europe's most weirdly wonderful languages is in trouble.

You've probably never heard of it, but if you can speak English, you can understand an awful lot of it.

Oh, there's some nice bread.

You fancy that con aciete y tomate?

It is a glorious mix of English and Spanish, and it only exists here in Gibraltar with the help of some locals.

Let me explain to you what it is and why it's worth saving.

I thought my language was not being protected, so I had to stand up and do something about it.

Welcome to another RobWords.

Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory dangling off the bottom of Spain.

Hence the red phone boxes, the red pillar boxes and the union flags that you'll see flying around the place.

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