since Ye Discourse on a related term is trending elsewhere, I feel like I should ask

is there anything wrong with Latine (when used in a context where broad strokes are desired for whatever reason)? is it actually preferred or is this a situation where it's complicated and/or there is no truly good term?

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@nisima I like latine, it flows, and it makes sense phonetically.

Personally, I always felt latinx to be awkward, since in that context the "x" is either a voiceless velar fricative or a voicless alveolar plosive followed by a voiceless post-alveolar fricative, and ending a phrase with a voiceless consonant, especially fricatives is always gonna feel awkward.

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