Language interests, amuses and often amazes me. I love the evolution of words and language and always enjoy botanical terms in particular as they tell a whole story (usually in Latin) that is glazed over when the words are simply used just to identify the plant by name. Another thing I love is slang (1) For some reason it reminds me of graffiti and, like … Continue reading Shrekxicanismo.
Cover Image via Martínez Hernández, Gabriel (2023) ***TRIGGER WARNING*** Just kidding. I am going to try and work through something though and I invite you to spend some time in my head. Cultural appropriation is a bit of a bugbear of mine. I have briefly investigated the phenomena in previous Posts. As an Australian of Irish heritage that was raised primarily around Aboriginal communities (until … Continue reading Whitexicanismo in Australia.
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