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...
I just saw an interview clip with a young woman who was evacuated. "Well, it's a disaster and they were terrible and wouldn't let us get any of our things. Now we have nothing." As a wall of fire rages behind her. Check out @NewsHour's Tweet: https://twitter.com/NewsHour/status/727983387550482432?s=09
ReplyDeleteEta: Maybe she wanted to be the first death. * rolls eyes *
Well, it happened extremely fast, and some people did try to at least get any critical papers, or a change of undies, or money because, you know. But I'm sure this is a case of just overwhelmed.
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