Posts tagged language.
An introspective note on ally-ship and privilege
It’s dawning on me that as an APIA advocate within the immigrants rights movement and as someone who is bilingual in Spanish, that I need to put my language skills to use in reminding other advocates, supporters and members of the community that immigration is not an issue that can be talked about in its entirety while excluding a significant portion of the community that is often marginalized. I need to be more assertive in saying “la communidad indocumentada no es solamente Latino y tenemos que recordar los que no hablen español y hacer un espacio inclusivo para asiaticos, africanos, y los otros que estan en un situacion similar…”
South Asian Languages by Locale
Ooh, that’s cool. Although the Hindi is slightly frustrating because I feel like I should be able to read it but, I can’t.
For anyone who has ever asked someone “Do you speak Indian?”
(via fuckyeahsouthasia)
Love. Pray. Hope.: Reasons why English Sucks
1. The bandage was wound around the wound.
2. The farm was used to produce produce.
3. The dump was so full it had to refuse more refuse.
4. We must polish the Polish furniture.
5. He could lead if he would get the lead out.
6. The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.
7. Since there was no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present.
8. A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum.
9. When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.
10. I did not object to the object.
11. The insurance was invalid for the invalid.
12. There was a row among the oarsmen on how to row.
13. They were too close to the door to close it.
14. The buck does funny things when does are present.
15. A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer line.
16. To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow.
17. The wind was too strong to wind the sail.
18. After a number of injections my jaw got number.
19. Upon seeing the tear in the painting I shed a tear.
20. I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.
21. How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?
I think this is why English is delightful but I can see why people would disagree with that.
This is also why English is not as clear-cut and easy as many of those who grew up speaking it repeatedly shout at POC and immigrants. I cannot even count how many times I’ve had to say things like “Yeah, so that’s how it looks like it should sound but sometimes, English is funny…” with the kid I tutor….
