Subj : Re: Winning
To   : IB Joe
From : Kurt Weiske
Date : Thu Mar 21 2024 06:42:00

-=> IB Joe wrote to Kurt Weiske <=-

 IJ> On 20 Mar 2024, Kurt Weiske said the following...

 KW> I'd guess that no Latina wants to be called Latino, or vice versa, but
 KW> I'll err on the side of caution when possible.

 IJ> Spanish is a simple language.... Latina(s)is when you are referring to
 IJ> a woman, add the "s" for more than 1.  Latino(s) is when you have a
 IJ> man... add the s for more than 1.  There is an other meaning for
 IJ> Latinos... and that's when you have a group of both men and women the
 IJ> group of men and women are referred to as Latinos.

 I know some languages take the masculine form for collectives, and
 after googling a bit it looks like Spanish is the same and latinx is a
 more PC term for people offended by language rules established over
 thousands of years.  :)

 Appreciate the insight.

Ok, now back to it.   :)



 
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