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Monique Niccole 02-09-2006 02:41 PM

Quick Grammar Question
 
When writing Latina niche text, can I say..."Latin girls" or is that incorrect? Does it have to always be "Latina girls"?

Sometimes it seems to flow better as just "Latin" chicks/girls/whatever.

8 Characters 02-09-2006 02:42 PM

'Latina girls' is a mixture of languages.

SilentKnight 02-09-2006 02:43 PM

Quick answer - latina sounds more feminine somehow. :thumbsup

Latin just sounds like an old dead language.

D 02-09-2006 02:47 PM

I think that "Latina Girl" is redundant in the same way "female mother" might be.



Latina adj.

Usage Note: The use of the feminine nouns Latina and Chicana is perfectly proper in American English, and failure to do so (as in She is a Latino) may sometimes be resented.

Source: The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

Linguist 02-09-2006 02:49 PM

Latin (from Latin Latinus, from Latium, ancient country of Italy)
- of or relating to the peoples or countries using Romance languages; specifically : of or relating to the peoples or countries of Latin America

Latina (American Spanish, feminine of latino Latino)
- a woman of Latin-American origin living in the U.S.
- a woman who is a native or inhabitant of Latin America

So latina would be more proper in the context :winkwink:

Monique Niccole 02-09-2006 02:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Linguist
Latin (from Latin Latinus, from Latium, ancient country of Italy)
- of or relating to the peoples or countries using Romance languages; specifically : of or relating to the peoples or countries of Latin America

Latina (American Spanish, feminine of latino Latino)
- a woman of Latin-American origin living in the U.S.
- a woman who is a native or inhabitant of Latin America

So latina would be more proper in the context :winkwink:

I think this may be the definitive answer

thanks :thumbsup

D 02-09-2006 02:56 PM

still doesn't solve for the issue of redundancy.

"a woman girl"

It's your call, but you asked, so... :-D

Monique Niccole 02-09-2006 02:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by D_hodough
still doesn't solve for the issue of redundancy.

"a woman girl"

It's your call, but you asked, so... :-D

true...how about I just replace every instance of "girl" with "slut"? :winkwink:

D 02-09-2006 03:01 PM

there ya go... :-D "slut" is not gender-specific.

That way you'll know if you have any linguistic phd's peruse your page, they wont be offended by improper use of the English language! hehe...

Linguist 02-09-2006 03:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by D_hodough
still doesn't solve for the issue of redundancy.

"a woman girl"

It's your call, but you asked, so... :-D

Latina can also be used as an adjective, so I think it's perfectly fine to say "she's a latina girl". Saying "she's a latin girl" doesn't explicitly say that she's from south america - it can apply to any member of romance language (italian etc).
It does sound similar to saying "a female girl", but latina doesn't just describe the gender, it also describes the nature of the girl itself, ie from south america. Plus "latina" can refer to a milf or a granny, you want to specify that it's a girl (teen) :)

EdgeXXX 02-09-2006 03:09 PM

Short Answer:




Latinas are Latin girls.

The term "Latina Girl" is redundant.


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