Re: On imprecise language

Thu, 17 Jul 1997 14:15:30 +1000
Bruce R. McFarling (ecbm@cc.newcastle.edu.au)

On Wed, 16 Jul 1997 wwagar@binghamton.edu wrote:

>
> "Latino" is precise in one sense. It refers and Los Latinos
> refers to persons of the male gender. Since half of all Latin folk are
> Latinas, they should not be cut out of the picture. Here we are required
> to speak of "Latino/a" people. This is not a pretty word, but one sees
> its merits.

Como "Hispanico", but not like "Hispanic. Y que pasa con "La
Puebla"??

Virtually,

Bruce R. McFarling, Newcastle, NSW
ecbm@cc.newcastle.edu.au