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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ReplyDeleteI got an ad for OPI.
ReplyDeleteI do get men talking around me (most recent example is when I snapped at the notary doing our refi that I'm not going to sign anything if all he does is show it to the spouse and explain just to him, I'm sitting Right. Here.), but this is usually not a problem.
ReplyDeletePossibly because I'm a politics major, but I'll take what I can get some days.
Pamela Korda Presumably they're movies that are sexy for women to watch, if it's a Cosmo article?
ReplyDeleteAh. That sounds like a different sort of article.
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