El Salvador and its Salvadorean People
It's not too likely that you will hear much about the country of El Salvador in Central America. But if you do and you hear someone refer to El Salvador's people, food, products or anything else...please correct them if they say El Salvadorean food, or El Salvadorean people.
Reason being that in Spanish "El" is an article which translates to English as "the" so the translation of El Salvador is literally "THE SAVIOUR". So if you say to someone that my friend is El Savadorean you are essentially calling them "the one and only citizen of El Salvador". For that reason a person from El Salvador is either "Salvadorean" or "Salvadorian". Now some people refer to the people of El Salvador as Salvadoran, so there is some dispute, but El Salvadorean is incorrect.
Just thought I'd clear that up.
Thank you.
Reason being that in Spanish "El" is an article which translates to English as "the" so the translation of El Salvador is literally "THE SAVIOUR". So if you say to someone that my friend is El Savadorean you are essentially calling them "the one and only citizen of El Salvador". For that reason a person from El Salvador is either "Salvadorean" or "Salvadorian". Now some people refer to the people of El Salvador as Salvadoran, so there is some dispute, but El Salvadorean is incorrect.
Just thought I'd clear that up.
Thank you.