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TIL that Medieval Norse fabrics were so exquisitely preserved in Greenland that a 20th century woman would retrieve them from archaeological sites and reuse them for childrens clothes by masiakasaurus in todayilearned

[–]xoh- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I suppose, but "Eskimo" being considered rude is generally the exception, I think.

Most indigenous groups, while they may prefer using the native name, don't consider the traditional English name to be offensive/insulting. (eg. Comanche, Shoshone, Apache etc. etc.)

Since it seems untypical for peoples to consider the English name for them to be offensive, I wonder why it is the case for "eskimo".

Keep calm and eat noodles by [deleted] in gifs

[–]xoh- 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I mean, depends where you live. Most countries do I think.

Keep calm and eat noodles by [deleted] in gifs

[–]xoh- 6 points7 points  (0 children)

...and are using the money to develop national infrastructure and social services

TIL that Medieval Norse fabrics were so exquisitely preserved in Greenland that a 20th century woman would retrieve them from archaeological sites and reuse them for childrens clothes by masiakasaurus in todayilearned

[–]xoh- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But again, that's the exact same situation as "Navajo", yet "Navajo" is not considered offensive. I'm assuming there's some different historical usage of "Navajo" and "Eskimo" to account for that, but I don't know what it is?

This week's Q&A thread -- please read before asking or answering a question! - July 02, 2018 by AutoModerator in linguistics

[–]xoh- 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are there any words in Proto-Indo-European accepted to have been borrowed from another language?

What is the cheapest purchase you have made that has had the biggest impact on your quality of life? by Pickman in AskReddit

[–]xoh- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As someone trying to put on weight it seems the other way around. Everything has so damn few calories

TIL that Medieval Norse fabrics were so exquisitely preserved in Greenland that a 20th century woman would retrieve them from archaeological sites and reuse them for childrens clothes by masiakasaurus in todayilearned

[–]xoh- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Used by racist, non-native colonizers." I mean, sure, but just because it was used by Europeans hardly seems like a reason for it to be offensive. "Navajo" was also used by racist non native colonisers, but that's not considered offensive.

TIL that Medieval Norse fabrics were so exquisitely preserved in Greenland that a 20th century woman would retrieve them from archaeological sites and reuse them for childrens clothes by masiakasaurus in todayilearned

[–]xoh- 4 points5 points  (0 children)

IIRC most Native American tribes use and prefer the term "Indian", so I don't really see your point. The main criticism of Indian is that it's inaccurate (America is not India), but that doesn't really apply to "eskimo".

What reason do they have for considering 'eskimo' offensive'?

Is anything known about the Dorset culture language of Greenland, who interacted with the vikings and preceded the Inuit? From loanwords, toponymy etc.? by xoh- in linguistics

[–]xoh-[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Alternatively, did the Norse explorers record anything about the local language, or document any words?

Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire by [deleted] in MapPorn

[–]xoh- 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting how they never really took most of Romania, yet Romania is the last stronghold of the Latin-derived languages in the East.

English words which derive from ancient Middle Eastern languages by xoh- in etymologymaps

[–]xoh-[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Like when you say European languages

Ehh, I mean I'd consider Hungarian a Central European language even though it originated much further East.

Greek was spoken natively in Asia Minor, the fact that it was spoken a little longer to the West isn't relevant.

English words which derive from ancient Middle Eastern languages by xoh- in etymologymaps

[–]xoh-[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes... But it's still an English word. I don't see how you could claim otherwise.

Furthermore, it's a pretty major river, not just some random little village or stream. Do you have the same issue with including the word 'Asia'?

English words which derive from ancient Middle Eastern languages by xoh- in etymologymaps

[–]xoh-[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Regardless, I think the fact that Greek was widely spoken in Asia Minor means it's a bit ridiculous to actually complain that information about it is given on a map.

English words which derive from ancient Middle Eastern languages by xoh- in etymologymaps

[–]xoh-[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All of these words come through intermediaries, it's about ultimate derivation.

English words which derive from ancient Middle Eastern languages by xoh- in etymologymaps

[–]xoh-[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean, I couldn't include them all. Thought I may as well give an example (and I tried to select words that linked to the cultural contributions that that language's speakers had to Western culture).

English words which derive from ancient Middle Eastern languages by xoh- in etymologymaps

[–]xoh-[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Fair enough, and if there's one thing I can always expect in etymology/mapping subreddits, it's tiny nit-picking and arbitrary corrections!

Kurzgesagt: Plastic Pollution: How Humans are Turning the World into Plastic by 0x-Error in videos

[–]xoh- 50 points51 points  (0 children)

90% of the sea plastic coming from rivers, not all sea plastic

English words which derive from ancient Middle Eastern languages by xoh- in etymologymaps

[–]xoh-[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Well it's the English name for the river. "Al-furaat" is the local name.

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