Fascinating aside: It seems the term gringo has its origins in the Spanish phrase "hablar en griego." So I guess it is usually an appropriate epithet. Another fascinating (though mostly unrelated) aside: The word savvy is 18th century pidgin English, imitating Spanish "sabe usted?" ARRRRR!
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
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