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In lugnet.loc.uk, Mike Stanley writes:
> Scott-A <s.arthur@hw.ac.uk> wrote:
> > > I doubt "the yanks"
> >
> > Is "yanks" insulting. If so oops and sorry.
>
> Of course it is. I would assume anyone from your side of the pond
> would know that already, considering it's your word.
>
> Not that I really care, but I don't see how you could NOT know that.
I'm over here in the states and I din NOT know that. I don't feel insulted.
By "of course" I assume that there is a history in the etymology of the word
that makes it an insult. I think that it's in the eye of the beholder. There
are the NY Yankees. I understand that Yankee Doodle Dandy was originally
supposed to be insulting about us, but we adopted it as our own.
How about "limey" As i understand it, not really derogatory, just a nickname
from the practice of sailors eating citrus fruits to prevent scurvy.
Brit seems ok, at least more accurate than our practice of calling everyone
from GB "English" I would be offended by that.
Chris
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| (...) Well, as someone who has moved from Massachusetts to North Carolina, I can definitely say that Yankee is used down here in a derrogatory (or at least not complimentary) fashion. Not only do we get accused of intefering with their state rights (...) (25 years ago, 30-Nov-99, to lugnet.loc.uk, lugnet.market.shopping)
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