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[–] turdburglar@piefed.social 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

the one person from spain that i knew told me not to use it. she said it was like using ‘chinaman’

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[–] Telodzrum@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago (1 child)

“Spaniard” is the preferred and most-official demonym. IDK what she was on about.

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[–] turdburglar@piefed.social 1 point 1 month ago (1 child)

um, being from spain.

where you from internet stranger?

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[–] Telodzrum@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago

Canada originally, but I worked in Caceres and then Madrid for almost 15 years.

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[–] Nora@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 month ago (2 children)

NGL I sat here for like 40 seconds wondering what you call people from Spain before remembering that Spanish can refer to both language and people.

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[–] Zagorath@quokk.au 6 points 1 month ago (1 child)

The bigger issue is that Spanish is an adjective, and we're looking for nouns. You can say "an Aussie" or "a Spaniard". You can't say "a Spanish".

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[–] DiaDeLosMuertos@aussie.zone 1 point 1 month ago

What about "A Spanish Inquisition" tho Zag ? :)

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[–] turdburglar@piefed.social 6 points 1 month ago

indeed.

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