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Re: Word usage in group versus out of group.

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Date:Saturday, May 22, 1999, 15:06
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 > =20 > --Pablo Flores
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