TIL that some languages apparently have words inherently differentiating one's status as a citizen or resident of the entity versus a member of a particular ethnic or cultural group? I don't quite grasp the whole thing, although I heard the point being made. What's interesting to me is a) that there is such a thing, which seems very revealing of something about a culture that would need such concepts built into the language, and b) that there seem to be people who think it's inaccurate to interpret the word choice as meaningful. Firstly, since languages have all sorts of concepts built into them, many very specific to their primary culture of use, it seems reasonable that such a thing could exist. Not that I would have thought of it before, since I'm not from a culture where that sort of subtlety functions. Secondly, if that is, indeed, the subtlety of the word choices, where one essentially and inherently includes people, and the other excludes, then I'd kind o...
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ReplyDeleteIf you the thing you need to do, there'll be? Um? Shinies?
(Seriously, wrong crowd to ask----we tend to hoard our motivation around here, because do we ever need it.)
I'm trying to motivate myself right now, which is especially hard because I'm trying to BE CREATIVE, always difficult to do on command.
ReplyDeleteI need a little ringmaster for my brain. Complete with whip and hoops.
I will send you a candy.
ReplyDeleteActually, I really will do that.