David writes: > Don't mind me, I'm just a New Zealander in Australia telling you how to > sort it out according to your own definitions. I believe it was Europeans who first started calling us Americans. An 18th century resident of the United States of America most likely would have self-identified as "New Yorker" or "Virginian" or such. -- John Hasler john@dhh.gt.org Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, Wisconsin