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Ty Kendall
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Hebrew to English
Sprogs Mar 13, 2014

Tom in London wrote:

When did people stop saying "children" and why?


They haven't, "children" has just become the more formal word, "kids" being reserved for a more informal register. Language change - embrace it Tom.
 
Dariush Robertson
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United Kingdom
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Chinese to English
In terms of different cultures - yes. Mar 18, 2014

Saying as language and culture are inextricably linked. By having another language (or languages), these bilingual children will have been exposed (to differing degrees) of the respective cultures and will be less likely to find them alien. In this respect - they can be considered more open minded. And once they've been exposed to more than one culture, they will probably (to some degree) be more open to other cultures.

Just because they "apparently" don't want to speak to people with... See more
Saying as language and culture are inextricably linked. By having another language (or languages), these bilingual children will have been exposed (to differing degrees) of the respective cultures and will be less likely to find them alien. In this respect - they can be considered more open minded. And once they've been exposed to more than one culture, they will probably (to some degree) be more open to other cultures.

Just because they "apparently" don't want to speak to people with bad accents doesn't make them less open minded to everything. ▲ Collapse
 
George Hopkins
George Hopkins
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Swedish to English
Language laxity Mar 18, 2014

Not all people have stopped saying children. I am happy to have children and grandchildren...
 
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