Jakylla@sh.itjust.worksM to Linguistics Humor@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 year agoHard time to be non-binary Spanish personsh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square47fedilinkarrow-up1261
arrow-up1261imageHard time to be non-binary Spanish personsh.itjust.worksJakylla@sh.itjust.worksM to Linguistics Humor@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square47fedilink
minus-squareguy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoOr just “Latin”. A word Latin Americans actually use. Really don’t need the X.
minus-squareCanadian_Cabinet @lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 year 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-up2·1 year 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.