Hi, Do you say: "People from Africa have black skin" or should I write "skins"
B bieasy Senior Member Joined May 30, 2007 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language French Home Country Belgium Current Location Brazil Feb 22, 2013 #1 Hi, Do you say: "People from Africa have black skin" or should I write "skins"
Barb_D Moderator Staff member Joined Mar 12, 2007 Member Type Other Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Feb 22, 2013 #2 Skin.
emsr2d2 Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 28, 2009 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location UK Feb 22, 2013 #3 bieasy said: Hi, Do you say: "People from Africa have black skin" or should I write "skins" Click to expand... Be aware that your statement is untrue. You might like to add "Some" at the beginning.
bieasy said: Hi, Do you say: "People from Africa have black skin" or should I write "skins" Click to expand... Be aware that your statement is untrue. You might like to add "Some" at the beginning.
B billmcd Key Member Joined Mar 27, 2009 Member Type English Teacher Native Language English Home Country United States Current Location United States Feb 22, 2013 #4 emsr2d2 said: Be aware that your statement is untrue. You might like to add "Some" at the beginning. Click to expand... ........and bieasy, you might want to use the current, politically correct term, "have dark skin" or are dark-skinned".
emsr2d2 said: Be aware that your statement is untrue. You might like to add "Some" at the beginning. Click to expand... ........and bieasy, you might want to use the current, politically correct term, "have dark skin" or are dark-skinned".
B bieasy Senior Member Joined May 30, 2007 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language French Home Country Belgium Current Location Brazil Mar 8, 2013 #5 Sure.
emsr2d2 Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 28, 2009 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location UK Mar 8, 2013 #6 billmcd said: ........and bieasy, you might want to use the current, politically correct term, "have dark skin" or are dark-skinned". Click to expand... I have to say that's not a politically correct term in the UK.
billmcd said: ........and bieasy, you might want to use the current, politically correct term, "have dark skin" or are dark-skinned". Click to expand... I have to say that's not a politically correct term in the UK.
B bieasy Senior Member Joined May 30, 2007 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language French Home Country Belgium Current Location Brazil Mar 8, 2013 #7 "Dark skin" is not the same as "black skin" in French or Portuguese. "Morena" & "negra"