The person is a friend and has corrected your Spanish? I want to help my friend speak English better because she cannot pronounce written English well and it comes out being worded like Spanish. She said she wants to learn English and has banned Spanish tv in her home. But for example when she tries to share a word she has read off of a box or label I cannot understand what she is saying until she explains to me what it is in Spanish.
I want to help her but I don't want to make her feel bad or discourage her. She only points out fatal Spanish mistakes to me, like when I said "dirigir" when I meant "digerir."
I tried for one day to speak to her in English but I stopped because I felt horrible that she either did not understand or did not know how to respond. I think sometimes she does understand English but the problem is I need to learn how to talk more slowly and maybe not use contractions. I did not realize my unconscientious use of contractions could be throwing her off.