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To: ETL

Why is “indigenous” capitalized? I guess it’s like “black”. I do prefer the word compared to that stupid insulting phrase “Native American”, but don’t capitalize it.

Anyway, this is very cool. Maybe someday we’ll be allowed to visit again and see this progress.


24 posted on 03/26/2021 8:07:41 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs. I )
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To: the OlLine Rebel
Why is “indigenous” capitalized? I guess it’s like “black”. I do prefer the word compared to that stupid insulting phrase “Native American”, but don’t capitalize it.

Where do you see, anywhere on this thread, where the word 'indigenous' is capitalized?

25 posted on 03/26/2021 8:23:35 AM PDT by ETL (REAL Russia collusion! DEMOCRAT-Russia collusion!! China-Russia collusion! Click ETL...)
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To: the OlLine Rebel

Indigenous is a precise term but you’re right it shouldn’t be capitalized. IMO it’s because they don’t teach grammar anymore. Native American is OK but it’s more like the phrase African American.


26 posted on 03/26/2021 8:48:37 AM PDT by Varda
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