Jakylla@sh.itjust.worksM to Linguistics Humor@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 27 days agoHard time to be non-binary Spanish personsh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up1245arrow-down19
arrow-up1236arrow-down1imageHard time to be non-binary Spanish personsh.itjust.worksJakylla@sh.itjust.worksM to Linguistics Humor@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 27 days agomessage-square43fedilink
minus-squareguy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·27 days agoOr just “Latin”. A word Latin Americans actually use. Really don’t need the X.
minus-squareCanadian_Cabinet @lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·26 days agoThat only works in English sadly. The Spanish latino comes from the part of the Americas that spoke a Latin-based (romance) language. The Spanish Latín refers only to the language of Rome
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·26 days agoGood thing almost nobody speaks Latin today, so it should be pretty clear what the intended meaning is.
Or just “Latin”. A word Latin Americans actually use. Really don’t need the X.
That only works in English sadly. The Spanish latino comes from the part of the Americas that spoke a Latin-based (romance) language. The Spanish Latín refers only to the language of Rome
Good thing almost nobody speaks Latin today, so it should be pretty clear what the intended meaning is.