Re: Word usage in group versus out of group.
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| Date: | Saturday, May 22, 1999, 15:06 |
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Dans un courrier dat=E9 du 22/05/99 15:44:15 , Pablo a =E9crit :
> The opposite might happen: a neuter word used by a group of people
> to call themselves that becomes a derogatory term when used by
> outsiders. At least in my city, Rosario, the word _porte=F1o_, used
> by Buenos Aires' people to refer to themselves, almost always
> carries a despective tone.
> =20
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> --Pablo Flores
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