Part one of cafenowhere's great series, Writing Latin@ Characters Well

Originally posted by cafenowhere at Writing Latin@ Characters Well, Part 1. What are you? --comment there!

Are you writing a Latin@ character? Or are you writing a Hispanic character? Maybe both? Or maybe you're writing a Chican@ character? A Mexican-American? "Just" a Mexican?

How do you know?

And, you may be asking, what is up with that @ symbol?

Nota bene: I am not a linguist. This is the quick and dirty version.

I'll start by explaining my use of the @ symbol. In Spanish, no...