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(...) Perhaps I'm confusing American Indian practices where I've always understood it to be okay to use the terms "tribe" or "tribal". Perhaps I'm relying too much on my Apache co-workers, who don't have a problem with "Indian" either, (beyond of (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Check this if you want to see who lives in the CAR and what languges they speak: (URL) best LFB n.b.: The term "tribes" is very pejorative. Sorry, it's a pet peeve. If you want to know why, I can elaborate over in .debate, complete with links. (24 years ago, 31-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I think they are the Ubangi and some other tribes, and no, I think you got the noun exactly opposite: America is the country, Americans are the people. Note the (s) after Central African - cut and pasted exactly as written ("Noun:" that (...) (24 years ago, 31-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) So technically they share exactly the same problem as Americans: the noun refers purely to geography, not the people. You are not alone!... :-) Pedro (24 years ago, 31-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I stand corrected (I checked since for Portuguese too, in which case both terms can be used; traditionally, we did not refer to a separation between the two continents - now we apparently do) (...) That was before I was born! (J.B. Bokassa was (...) (24 years ago, 31-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: Hijacking of hte English Language was: Re: Liberal Media (was Bush Knew?)
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Christopher Weeks wrote in message ... (...) with (...) our (...) of (...) Especially since the Canadian mint has already done it :-) Kevin ---...--- NEW shopping mall kit, 1328 pieces! (URL) Lego Building contest results: (URL) Lego parts store: (...) (24 years ago, 31-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) ROFLMAO!!! Jude (24 years ago, 31-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I thought that was about alien abduction. Dave! (24 years ago, 31-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Reality doesn't suck; it just predates Trudeau. :) (URL) postal code has been H0H 0H0 for more than 20 years, and for the last 18 years, postal volunteers help Santa answer his mail; last year over 1 million letters were answered in 26 (...) (24 years ago, 31-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: Hijacking of hte English Language was: Re: Liberal Media (was Bush Knew?)
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(...) Have you ever read Clive Cussler's _Night Probe!_? :) Steve (24 years ago, 31-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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