Timeline for How do you say "enchufado" in English?
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| Oct 29, 2016 at 7:23 | comment | added | Mari-Lou A | @BlueRaja-DannyPflughoeft I'd say 80% of adult Italian and Spanish speakers know the meaning of nepotismo because it is so rife in Italy and in other Mediterranean countries . Which means that Italians and Spaniards studying English will have no problem memorising nepotism. This is the correct and proper term, it is current, and native speakers use this word. | |
| Oct 28, 2016 at 0:32 | comment | added | P. E. Dant Reinstate Monica | @BlueRaja-DannyPflughoeft Your sample is suspect. My auto mechanic doesn't know the exact meaning of the word, but when asked, he replied: "Something about kin or something?" Seems to me that anyone who didn't sleep through secondary school has at least a vague knowledge of nepotism. | |
| Oct 27, 2016 at 10:27 | comment | added | user43775 | I think "nepotism" is good except that refers to the general practice of "enchufes". I asked for the person who got the job ("enchufado") or at least the action of doing an "enchufe". ("An act of nepotism towards him" doesn't work for me). | |
| Oct 27, 2016 at 0:01 | comment | added | JAB | @Eric Or perhaps it's just a sign that most college-educated adults these days don't read. I'm college-educated and know the word due to seeing it used in books/newspapers/etc., but I never hear it used in conversation. | |
| Oct 26, 2016 at 23:39 | comment | added | Cat | @BlueRaja-DannyPflughoeft I don't have quick access to a sample size that large, but am now wondering if it's a regional thing, as I know multiple ESL students who know the word, as well as heard it used at work by native speakers before. | |
| Oct 26, 2016 at 23:37 | comment | added | Hydromast | @BlueRaja-DannyPflughoeft and what survey is this? | |
| Oct 26, 2016 at 23:13 | comment | added | Cat | @BlueRaja-DannyPflughoeft I've heard this word used in kids' shows, YouTube videos, and numerous other places. I'd say the flip side is more likely true -- maybe 10 to 20 percent of native speakers wouldn't know it. | |
| Oct 26, 2016 at 16:36 | history | answered | Ghotir | CC BY-SA 3.0 |