Re: CHAT: silly names, prepositions

Well, then you call us what ever you like in Canadian, eh?  But when you
speak to us in American (cause we're to stupid about the rest of the world
to understand Canadian) then call us Americans.

Adam


>From: Frank George Valoczy <valoczy@...>
>Reply-To: Constructed Languages List <CONLANG@...>
>To: CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU
>Subject: Re: CHAT: silly names, prepositions
>Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 13:16:39 -0800
>
> > En réponse ?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!!!
> > >
>
>Just being facetious: what if I speak, Canadian ;)
>
>-----ferko
>Ferenc Gy. Valoczy
>
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