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LINGUISTICS & CULTURE
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| Autor: | Dale-CR |
| E-mail: | dale_thomas2004@yahoo.com.br |
| Data: | 27/MAR/2010 1:14 PM |
| Assunto: | Yank vs. Yankee (To Dale) |
| Mensagem: |
It is never used in a formal context. It specifically describes someone
from the USA (as does "Ianque"), and is not related to any particular
physical or racial features.[19]" (from PPaulo's post) In Spanish, the language in which it originated, that is simply not true. It was much more common in the past here in Central America. I will be in Mexico in a few months, so I can post a investigative report from there. Costa Ricans will call children with white complexions "gringo". (Although "macho" is more common., Yes, "macho" In Mexico the word is "guero", in Nicaragua "chele", etc.) I have heard this offered as proof the term is not racist. Bull**** When people spend a lot of time worrying about the color of your skin, you have to wonder about their motivations. As many of you know, I lived in RGS for two years. I very rarely heard the word there. In Argentina, often "gringo" is used to mean Italian. |
English Made in Brazil -- English, Portuguese, & contrastive linguistics
Yank vs. Yankee (To Dale) – Jazz 26/MAR/2010, 7:17 PM Yank vs. Yankee (To Dale) – Dale-CR 
26/MAR/2010, 8:00 PM Yank vs. Yankee (To Dale) – PPAULO 26/MAR/2010, 8:18 PM Yank vs. Yankee (To Dale) – Dale-CR 26/MAR/2010, 9:55 PM Yank vs. Yankee (To Dale) – Jazz 26/MAR/2010, 11:40 PM Yank vs. Yankee (To Dale) – PPAULO 27/MAR/2010, 10:08 AM Yank vs. Yankee (To Dale) – PPAULO 27/MAR/2010, 10:10 AM 
Yank vs. Yankee (To Dale) – Dale-CR 27/MAR/2010, 1:14 PM Yank vs. Yankee (To Dale) – pat 27/MAR/2010, 1:30 PM Yank vs. Yankee (To Dale) – PPAULO 27/MAR/2010, 2:44 PM Yank vs. Yankee (To Dale) – Dale-CR 28/MAR/2010, 1:43 AM Yank vs. Yankee (To Dale) – PPAULO 28/MAR/2010, 7:27 AM Use of Gringos coming from The Economist – PPAULO 28/MAR/2010, 5:25 PM Yank vs. Yankee (To Dale) – pat 28/MAR/2010, 7:05 PM Yank vs. Yankee (To Dale) – Dale-CR 28/MAR/2010, 10:45 PM