Re: Incorrect use of "it's" in package control files -- file mass bug?
I hate contributing to this drivel, but this is just asinine.
On Fri, Sep 03, 2004 at 11:33:34PM -0700, John H. Robinson, IV wrote:
> Thomas Bushnell BSG wrote:
> > Paul.Hampson@anu.edu.au (Paul Hampson) writes:
> >
> > > Since USA stands for United States of America, then the
> > > residents would have just an extra n.
> > > So USAn. (Pronounced U S Anne I expect.)
> >
> > And lest the humor get carried away, making up names to refer to
> > people of other countries instead of their own names is offensive.
>
> Having been borne and raised in the US, I support and use the term
> ``Usian'' to refer to those from the US. American is not precise enough,
> as it can refer to anyone from either continent.
>
> Yes, Canadians, Brazilians, Mexicans, and Colombians are all Americans.
> Just like how Frenchman, Germans, and Spaniards are all Europeans.
Complete bullshit. Canadians and Mexicans are North Americans, and
Brazilians and Colombians are South Americans. I don't know where you
learned geography, but North America and South America are different
continents.
If you want to claim that is somehow imprecise, go somewhere else and do
it.
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Blast you and your estrogenical treachery!
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