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...
Yes mama. Johnny Weir is wrong on this.
ReplyDeleteUm, why is my channel still showing skiing?
ReplyDeleteGo to nbc sports.
ReplyDeleteThere's more than one NBC Olympic broadcast. I have two windows open, one live streaming skiing, one live streaming skating.
ReplyDeleteI'm not going to go turn on my computer so if this second channel that is now showing interminable ads isn't it, :(.
ReplyDeleteDo you have some kind of cable tv or something? You might have one of the other NBC channels.
ReplyDeleteNope. Broadcast only, and currently that one is showing skiing. And I'm not really interested enough in figuring out a paid streaming option right now, not even one with a free trial or whatever.
ReplyDeleteNah. The order isn't worth it in the short program. They should preempt the other coverage for the long program, though, and the best skaters will definitely be in the last group for that.
ReplyDeleteWell, now they shifted to skating so yay :)
ReplyDelete....okay, that's one way to sing Carmen... Not bad, just different?
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