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...
It's pretty easy for certain personality types to hate themselves anyway, but stimuli like that definitely don't help.
ReplyDeleteThose personality types don't include analytical, high intelligence, high achieving, self-critical, perfectionist types, do they?
ReplyDeletewhy ever would you ask such a thing
ReplyDelete("A blessing and a curse", quoth my therapist.)
I wouldn't want to be wrong. #sarcasm
ReplyDeleteWell about that one you're unequivocally right.
ReplyDeleteAlso we such types do anger suppression like a champ.
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