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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-up1·21 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-up0arrow-down1·25 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-up1arrow-down1·25 days agoHuman languages: the words are made up and the rules don’t matter. Especially true for English. linkfedilink
minus-squaremaster5o1@lemmy.nztoSwitzerland@feddit.ch•Not all trees help urban air quality, EPFL study findslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoUnless by human emissions they mean farts. linkfedilink
minus-squaremaster5o1@lemmy.nztoWorld News@lemmy.world•Ukraine is now the most mined country. It will take decades to make safelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·1 year agoBring on the robot mine sweepers. linkfedilink
When does a colloquial term become a non-colloquial? Usage by government/official contexts?