[thechat] Austin Pics, Anglo words.

Marlene Bruce marlene at digitizethis.com
Wed Apr 4 21:27:59 CDT 2001


>Another anglophilic words I dig: "whilst"
>My sister likes to use "bum" in the anglo way as well.

I've recently become acquainted with "twee." What a fun little word that is.

>And while I'm at it, I wonder how common/well understood the term
>"anglo" is in the Southern California sense. "Anglo" means "white
>person; or, of white people" -- most commonly used from a hispanic point
>of view. Or maybe it's ubiquitous.

I think it's probably not widely understood for its context, but I'm 
familiar with the Hispanic use of "Anglo" from the little bit of time 
I spent in New Mexico.

Marlene




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