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Re: CHAT: silly names, prepositions

From:Frank George Valoczy <valoczy@...>
Date:Thursday, March 22, 2001, 21:16
> En réponse à Adam Walker <dreamertwo@...>: > > > Me too! There is one and ONLY one acceptable self-designation for > > citizens > > of the United States of AMERICA, and that is American. You may call us > > whatever you wish when speaking of us in French or German or Swahili or > > Russian or Spanish, but when speaking to us in English PLEASE have the > > courtesy to call us by our self-designation!!! Call me an > > estadoeunidienso > > (or whatever) in Spanish if you so desire (We call no one by their > > self-designations either.), but when speaking English call me an > > American. > > How incredibly arrogant to try to force another people to change their > > name > > for themselves!!! > >
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