Re: Language naming terminology

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De: Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
Fecha: Lunes 21 de Septiembre de 1998 21:42
Asunto: Re: Language naming terminology


>Carlos Thompson wrote:
>> There is an adjective in Spanish for people from the United States:
>> 'estadounidences' or 'estadinences' for short.
>
>But this is a rather formal term, yes?  Is it *ever* actually used in
>speech, or is it merely a written form?

Yes, it is formal.  Actually I've seldom listened or read it... (and I gu=
ess
I've listen it more times than read it).  Most times someone wants to ref=
er
to people of the United States and don't want to say 'americanos' or bein=
g
peyorative they would simple say 'en los Estados Unidos', 'la gente de lo=
s
Estados Unidos' or something like that.  Or use the simplier forms 'gring=
os'
or 'yankees'.

Of course, many people use 'Am=E9rica' and 'americanos'.

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