They fear further stigmatisation now that the wheat has been formally separated from the chaff.

既然麦子已经正是脱离麦秆，他们担心会进一步蒙羞。

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One argument, never quite made explicit, was that this would enable drivers to avoid stigmatisation.

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They fear further stigmatisation now that the wheat has been formally separated from the chaff.

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The professor said the difference in numbers could be down to an "under-reporting" of languages, partly through lack of awareness or "fear of stigmatisation".

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