tues., 1 oct., 2013: notes on spain’s gen-x-y-z, i.: give us This Day our Daily Curse

                                

SPANISH:   Nini!  /  Ni  [estudiando]  ni  [trabajando] !  ‡

‡ )   “Neither  [studying]  nor  [working] !”  =  used both in Spain  &  in Mexico to describe the new lost generation, victimized by yet another global economic catastrophe ;  unemployment among youth is as high as 75% or 80%  in some parts of Spain & Mexico ;  Etym.,  Span.,  nini  =  contraction of  “neither-neither”  [Courtesy M.S.]

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