Tham khảo tài liệu 'dangerous english 3rd edition by elizabeth claire 8', ngoại ngữ, anh ngữ phổ thông phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | EasyEnglish Mexican American acceptable noun adjective. American of Mexican descent. These terms for Mexicans or Mexican Americans are offensive Mex taco tamale greaser bean eater chili eater. wetback noun. A very poor person from Mexico who swam the Rio Grande to come to the United States illegally to work. Also a person who entered the country unlawfully to work on a farm or to do other menial labor. bracero noun. A legal temporary migrant worker from Mexico. Puerto Rican acceptable noun adjective. A person from Puerto Rico. Puerto Ricans are American citizens although Puerto Rico is not a state. . less acceptable noun. A person from Puerto Rico. Rican may be acceptable or offensive depending on how it is used A person from Puerto Rico. Nooyorreecan Cnu yo r i kon New York Rican Humorous and acceptable in the . A Puerto Rican living in New York. Possibly offensive in Puerto Rico. Spaniard Spanish acceptable noun adjective. A person from Spain. Do not say Spanish person when you do not mean a person from Spain. It is better to use the exact nationality if you know it American Dominican Cuban Mexican Guatemalan Costa Rican Honduran Nicaraguan Panamanian Venezuelan Colombian Peruvian Ecuadoran Argentine Chilean Paraguayan Uruguayan or Bolivian or the term South American Hispanic or Latino. Or Spanish-speaker. An Indispensable Guide to Dangerous English 2000 61 EasyEnglish EasyEnglish Brazilian acceptable A person from Brazil. Portuguese acceptable A person from Portugal. native acceptable A person bom in a certain place. A native New Yorker was bom in New York City. native American acceptable This word is used to mean a person bom in the United States. But when the N is capitalized the meaning changes. The term is now ambiguous. American-born person is clearer. Native American acceptable noun adjective. A person descended from any of the native people who lived in America before Europeans
