Re: CHAT: silly names, prepositions
| From: | David Peterson <digitalscream@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, March 20, 2001, 18:03 |
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In a message dated 3/20/01 9:32:28 AM, dstokes@BLOOMINGTON.IN.US writes:
<< But Canada is part of America, the continent that is.
What bugs me is when people use "America" to refer to the "United
States". Probably my geology education causing me to think in terms of
land masses and not countries. But it looks like I'm fighting a losing
battle on this one, since its in common use and there's not much I can
do about it. :)
I hope I don't insult anyone with the above. I just wanted to share my
own linguistic peculiarity, not step on toes.
David >>
Who is this David!??!? I thought I was the only David! Do I have to change
my name now? Oh, worry, worry... When there were four Davids in one of my
Environmental Science classes last year, I changed my name to Jenesis.
Should that awful resurface again? I think it shall.
-Jenesis
Since everyone has cool quotes down here: "The blue bus is calling us, driver
where you takin' us..."
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