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...
...Taco Trot.
ReplyDeleteThey are having a TACO TROT.
Did it not perhaps occur to them that a foodstuff which, if sourced unwisely, will in fact give you the trots is not the best thing to name a trot after?
Also "trot" has ceased looking like a word. TROTTROTTROTTROT
Lol, yes. It starts and ends at a place called Cantina Loco. It goes past a homeless shelter where one donates food as part of the run. But, yes, run, trot, I somehow suspect it was not lost on them when they named it.
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