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minus-squareKingKong33@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·2 days agoIs Spaniard not the correct term?
minus-squareturdburglar@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·2 days agothe one person from spain that i knew told me not to use it. she said it was like using ‘chinaman’
minus-squareTelodzrum@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·2 days ago“Spaniard” is the preferred and most-official demonym. IDK what she was on about.
minus-squareturdburglar@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·2 days agoum, being from spain. where you from internet stranger?
minus-squareTelodzrum@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·2 days agoCanada originally, but I worked in Caceres and then Madrid for almost 15 years.
minus-squareNora (She/Her)@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 days agoNGL 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.
minus-squareZagorath@quokk.aulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 days agoThe 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”.
minus-squareDiaDeLosMuertos@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoWhat about “A Spanish Inquisition” tho Zag ? :)
Is Spaniard not the correct term?
the one person from spain that i knew told me not to use it. she said it was like using ‘chinaman’
“Spaniard” is the preferred and most-official demonym. IDK what she was on about.
um, being from spain.
where you from internet stranger?
Canada originally, but I worked in Caceres and then Madrid for almost 15 years.
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.
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”.
What about “A Spanish Inquisition” tho Zag ? :)
indeed.