No forum member should be intolerant of spelling errors. Out of respect, however, it's worth avoiding offence - or more likely amusement - by using the right words :Originally Posted by Neu75
As an English man who has a Philippino partner, I would have thought that a lot more relaxed attitude would be shown towards immigrants
It seems that some people here (no names mentioned) are not enlightened by their situation with Philippinos.
* The archipelago was first called " Las Islas Filipinas " after Crown Prince Philip II (Spanish Felipe II), later King Philip II.
* When it was an American colony it was mostly called the " Philippine Islands ", or " Philippines ". Since independence in 1946 the official name is " Republic of the Philippines / Republika ng Pilipinas ".
* Pilipino / Tagalog is the official language, together with English. There are many local languages ( which don't have the " f " sound ).
* Filipina is a female; filipino is a male, or the " unisex " term for people of the Philippines, or also the name for the language.
Several members - including me - are Scottish or Scots. They may also be amused - but not intolerant unless Scotland becomes independent - if they're called " Scotch ". That term, legally defined, refers to whisky ( not whiskey which is Irish ), beef and lamb. As a verb, scotch means " decisively put an end to ... " such as incorrect use of words.
