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Saturday, April 16, 2011

Mexico Battles Proliferation of Drug Language

source: Borderland Beat: Mexico Battles Proliferation of Drug Language


"There are a half dozen words for drug cartel informants, and double that for drug war dead. 'Narco' has become a general prefix. The trend has people worrying that Mexico is developing a kind of offhand jargon that anesthetizes people by making escalating violence seem routine.


Some experts, however, say slang and euphemisms can help people deal with the horrors around them."

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