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Re: ghetto = black
dem neva use fi define da n wurd as a ignorant person. so fi itt fi mean black iss inna de mind or conclusaun of de seyar and hairar. dis mek mi laff [img]/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
Originally posted by Chef Donjuan:
[qb] Actually, in the Webster Dictionary it states;
Main Entry: 1ghet·to
Pronunciation: 'ge-(")tO
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural ghettos also ghettoes
Etymology: Italian, from Venetian dialect ghèto island where Jews were forced to live, literally, foundry (located on the island), from ghetàr to cast, from Latin jactare to throw -- more at JET
1 : a quarter of a city in which Jews were formerly required to live
2 : a quarter of a city in which members of a minority group live especially because of social, legal, or economic pressure
3 a : an isolated group <a geriatric ghetto> b : a situation that resembles a ghetto especially in conferring inferior status or limiting opportunity <stuck in daytime TV's ghetto>
So for it to mean 'black' is in the mind or conclusion of the sayer and hearer. [/qb]
[qb] Actually, in the Webster Dictionary it states;
Main Entry: 1ghet·to
Pronunciation: 'ge-(")tO
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural ghettos also ghettoes
Etymology: Italian, from Venetian dialect ghèto island where Jews were forced to live, literally, foundry (located on the island), from ghetàr to cast, from Latin jactare to throw -- more at JET
1 : a quarter of a city in which Jews were formerly required to live
2 : a quarter of a city in which members of a minority group live especially because of social, legal, or economic pressure
3 a : an isolated group <a geriatric ghetto> b : a situation that resembles a ghetto especially in conferring inferior status or limiting opportunity <stuck in daytime TV's ghetto>
So for it to mean 'black' is in the mind or conclusion of the sayer and hearer. [/qb]
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