What is the language "British"?

jdow jdow at earthlink.net
Tue Aug 29 10:29:15 UTC 2006


From: "Jack Gates" <jlgates at charter.net>

> On Monday 28 August 2006 13:56, Robin Laing wrote:
>> Guillermo Garron wrote:
>> > When you all say American, you mean US and Canada or only US, as
>> > lot of US guys "think" that America is from Canada to Mexico
>> > (including alaska, Hawaii and others), while actually America is
>> > from Alaska to Tierra del fuego in Argentina.
>
> You are right!
>
>> This is one of my pet peeves and a way to dig at those from the US.
>>  I live in Canada so when someone says American, I say that I am
>> one as well.  The US citizens usually mean just themselves.
>
> You are right!
>
> It appears that we are rather arrogant in this matter.  Everyone
> living any where in the Americas are indeed Americans.
>
> http://www.loc.gov/wiseguide/aug03/america.html
>
> http://history.enotes.com/history-fact-finder/exploration-settlement/how-did-america-get-its-name
>
> http://www.4to40.com/QA/index.asp?category=science&counter=187

Then we can call ourselves US. The rest of all yawl are well all yawl.

{^_-} 




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