On Sat, Sep 04, 2004 at 12:16:18PM -0700, Thomas Bushnell BSG wrote: > "John H. Robinson, IV" <jaqque@debian.org> writes: > > 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. > Place names are not logical; they simply are what they are. The only > adjective we have in the English language to refer to people in the US > is "American"; and it's really outrageous for Frenchmen or Australians > to presume to decide what North Americans should call ourselves. How about "from the United States of America"? That what I usually use when addressing company where the meaning of "American" may be ambiguous. (Which isn't often that I can think of) > If it don't stop, I'll adopt "felon" for people in Australia, and > "barbarian" for people in France. How's that! The only one here _telling_ others how to refer to themselves is yourself, if you read back. You've even done it above to someone who (to the best of my understanding) _isn't_ some foreigner presuming to tell you how to refer to yourself and your countrymen. _And_ you manage to pick words that have other negative connotations largely irrelevant to the nationalities involved. Weren't you the one telling _me_ what was and wasn't rude earlier? -- ----------------------------------------------------------- Paul "TBBle" Hampson, MCSE 7th year CompSci/Asian Studies student, ANU The Boss, Bubblesworth Pty Ltd (ABN: 51 095 284 361) Paul.Hampson@Anu.edu.au "No survivors? Then where do the stories come from I wonder?" -- Capt. Jack Sparrow, "Pirates of the Caribbean" This email is licensed to the recipient for non-commercial use, duplication and distribution. -----------------------------------------------------------
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