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Re: National nouns (was:Americans, North Americans, Americasians)
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Fri, 31 May 2002 20:35:15 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Bruce Schlickbernd writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.fun, John Neal writes:
> > In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Pedro Silva writes:
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> > > take Central African Republic, for instance; what do you call a national of
> > > *that* state?
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> > Carrion?
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> > ;-) John
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> Central African(s).
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> Bruce
> (no, really, I looked it up <g>)
So technically they share exactly the same problem as Americans: the noun
refers purely to geography, not the people.
You are not alone!...
:-)
Pedro
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