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Something to think about

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09 February 2019, 08:48 PM
jon-nyc
Something to think about
How odd is it that ‘Latino’ doesn’t include Italians?


Imagine if ‘Teutonic’ or ‘Germanic’ didn’t include Germans. Or, perhaps a better analogy, ‘Anglos’ didn’t include the English.


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09 February 2019, 09:33 PM
CHAS
Sent your question to an Italian. Maybe he will know.


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09 February 2019, 09:37 PM
CHAS
An answer or two.

Once heard the rant of a Spanish language teacher who was mad because someone included non-Spanish language countries under the Latin America label.


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Several people have eaten my cooking and survived.

10 February 2019, 06:03 AM
jon-nyc
No answer is sought. The etymology is clear enough (it’s basically short for “latinoamericano’).

It’s the odd state of the outcome that I’m asking people to reflect on.


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