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The "real" N-word is also similar to or identical to today's equivalents in Germanic languages (e.g. German, Dutch).
by vinay427 7y ago
The "real" N-word is also similar to or identical to today's equivalents in Germanic languages (e.g. German, Dutch).
- lowdose 7y agoAlso in Dutch you can't use the equivalent anymore. People of color take offense by it.
- fdjlasdfjl 7y agoWell yeah. We've basically been playing whack-a-mole with racists for hundreds of years. There will be another word after this one because racists will find another word to use as a pejorative.
- legacynl 7y agoThey have always taken offense to it, we just used to not care.
- carlmr 7y agoAt least in German it's not used anymore, since it sounds similar enough to the English version everybody knows.
- vinay427 7y agoRight, sorry, I live in a German-speaking place so I'm aware. I was just trying to add that this form of it is far from unique to English and Latin.
- OJFord 7y agoIt has a totally different meaning, but one that makes it much more common ('no but', iirc), so I had quite a surprise arriving at a Mandarin lesson one day!