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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wow. that is juvenile and bad
ReplyDeleteYou are not wrong. The main search page has someone drawing it in what looks like big sticks of colored chalk.
ReplyDeleteI think it's generated the most concentrated hatred I've seen about a cosmetic change in a while.
ReplyDeleteWhich... they are trying to row against 20 years of current.
Let's see.
(For the record: Serifs are nice, and I like serifs. #spreadsheet )
Pro-serif #spreadsheet
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