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No it was not since the origins of the phrase are unknown.

And even if for a moment it is true, since when do those few represent the whole?

I swear you linguistic imperialists are insufferable. Leave your hands off of my language and butcher up your own mother tongue.



> I swear you linguistic imperialists are insufferable.

The funny thing is that I haven’t even mentioned my preference for a label the group in question in this discussion.

> Leave your hands off of my language and butcher up your own mother tongue.

While at least some of the labels under discussion originate in your language and its community of speakers, the discussion is about use in English. So unless your mother tongue is English, no one's hands are, metaphorically, on it in this discussion.

So, I guess to be consistent, keep your “linguistic imperialism” to yourself...


[citation needed] We have no idea where the term originated from. Stop lying and posting this BS because your incessent need to belabor your otherwise incorrect point proves otherwise.

> So, I guess to be consistent, keep your “linguistic imperialism” to yourself...

Right back at ya pendejo.




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