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From: The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
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Subject: Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2025 10:54:15 +0000
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On 12/01/2025 02:26, rbowman wrote:
> On Sun, 12 Jan 2025 00:41:53 +0100, D wrote:
> 
>> Nigra? This group is a wonder of education! Something to study deeply
>> tonight, as soon as I get off my current, delayed and very, very shitty
>> ryanair flight back to eastern europe.
> 
> 'Nigra' is sort of a southern thing in my experience. I think they're
> really saying Negro. Or maybe Nigger. It's hard to tell.
> 
> 
It is heavily southernised negro. The consonants remain but the vowels 
are mangled.

But nigger is far more common, especially amongst African Americans..

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