[Aztlan] Inca(n), Maya(n), Aztec(an)

dlbrowma at artsci.wustl.edu dlbrowma at artsci.wustl.edu
Thu Nov 1 18:41:09 CDT 2007


Listeros

I think one of our fellow listeros hit the nail on the head.

We in anthropology talk of "Inca", "Maya" and "Aztec", but our brethren in the 
editing profession insist on "Incan", "Mayan", "Aztecan".

Archaeologists talk of "sherds", everyone else talks of "shards".

So I suppose it is an in-group sign?  If you say "Inca", or "Maya", we know 
you are more hip?

Dave Browman


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