On Sat, Sep 04, 2004 at 05:11:50PM -0400, Brian Nelson wrote: > 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. Perhaps he learned geography in Latin America, where there are 6 continents. :P -- Steve Langasek postmodern programmer
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