master5o1@lemmy.nz to cats@lemmy.world · 5 days agoJames lemmy.nzimagemessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up1309arrow-down12
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minus-squaremaster5o1@lemmy.nztoNo Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•What's the rule for which 'national identity adjective' suffix to use?linkfedilinkarrow-up1·20 days agoWhen does a colloquial term become a non-colloquial? Usage by government/official contexts? In August 2022, Minister of Immigration Michael Wood referred to 85,000 holders of recently approved New Zealand 2021 resident visas as “new Kiwis”. linkfedilink
minus-squaremaster5o1@lemmy.nztoNo Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•What's the rule for which 'national identity adjective' suffix to use?linkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down2·24 days agoNew Zealand -> Kiwi. linkfedilink
minus-squaremaster5o1@lemmy.nztoNo Stupid Questions@lemmy.world•What's the rule for which 'national identity adjective' suffix to use?linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down1·24 days agoHuman languages: the words are made up and the rules don’t matter. Especially true for English. linkfedilink
minus-squaremaster5o1@lemmy.nztoTechnology@beehaw.org•The problem with GIMPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·29 days agoIf it wasn’t for StarOffice/OpenOffice/LibreOffice Impress, is have thought a rename to Impress would be a good name. linkfedilink
When does a colloquial term become a non-colloquial? Usage by government/official contexts?