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Languages and Linguistics

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21. and Yiddish too

Mon Sep 4, 2023, 04:56 AM

Sep 2023

fascinating history and I love the common words: schmooze. schtick, kvetch

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'Latinx': Why do many Hispanics hate the term? [View all] Behind the Aegis Sep 2023 OP

Ethnic groups define themselves the way they prefer. brush Sep 2023 #1

Hmm... Mike Nelson Sep 2023 #2

Worse in German Old Crank Sep 2023 #4

excellent response Skittles Sep 2023 #5

I'm on DuoLingo as well TlalocW Sep 2023 #16

sweet! Skittles Sep 2023 #17

I use Duolingo too. Behind the Aegis Sep 2023 #18

well the next language I thought of was Norwegian Skittles Sep 2023 #19

I have done that too. Behind the Aegis Sep 2023 #20

and Yiddish too Skittles Sep 2023 #21

It's an agreement class. Igel Sep 2023 #22

i speak a little, and i live in a very mexicano hood. mopinko Sep 2023 #9

I'm not sure so much on "hard things" are male, etc. TlalocW Sep 2023 #15

I knew it roscoeroscoe Sep 2023 #7

The controversy is over "LatinX" NOT LATIN hlthe2b Sep 2023 #10

Maybe latinos haven't integrated the term because they aren't as hung up Baitball Blogger Sep 2023 #11

Neo-colonialist claptrap bigmonkey Sep 2023 #14