Technically, you're correct, but it's a matter of common usage.

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Technically, you're correct, but it's a matter of common usage.

TB — 9/10/2007 6:33:16 PM (archived)

Everybody knows what you mean when you say "American." They know that hundreds of thousands of people in the Western Hemisphere aren't fighting tooth and nail to get into Brazil.

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El Secreto llega a Miami - ER - 9/9/2007 11:02:14 PM
- Did you see the Spanish language presidential debate? - TB - 9/10/2007 1:51:40 AM
  - re: Did you see the Spanish language presidential debate? - ER - 9/10/2007 3:06:21 AM
    - re: Did you see the Spanish language presidential debate? - Marcia - 9/11/2007 1:18:42 AM
      - Liberal towards Castro - azstrummer - 9/12/2007 6:56:52 PM
        
        Ese es Comunista. - ER - 9/12/2007 7:24:48 PM
    - The Democrats are very smart to court the Hispanic vote - z - 9/10/2007 3:58:45 AM
      - Guess that's why they're not trying to secure the border. - Lee - 9/10/2007 10:45:23 AM
      - Who are the americans? - Raoul - 9/10/2007 9:36:52 AM
        
        Heh. - TB - 9/10/2007 3:23:44 PM
        
        I'm indeed an Belgian but to be an american sounds like to be a european - Raoul - 9/10/2007 5:38:27 PM
        
        re: I'm indeed an Belgian but to be an american sounds like to be a european - Marcia - 9/11/2007 1:29:42 AM
        
        Intellectual exercize.. - Raoul - 9/11/2007 8:26:44 AM
        
        Wait a minute! Did Australia change it's name? - Eri - 9/12/2007 12:00:03 AM
        
        re: That's OCEANIA.... - Raoul - 9/12/2007 6:01:22 PM
        
        Dont do it Eri! Now you'll bring Nick down on you like a bunch of bricks! (n/t) - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/12/2007 3:59:16 AM
        
        US Americans? - Lee - 9/10/2007 8:50:59 PM
        
        You're right but you're wrong. - Eri - 9/10/2007 7:53:50 PM
        
        Technically, you're correct, but it's a matter of common usage. - TB - 9/10/2007 6:33:16 PM
        
        Well. I got told one time - Jody - 9/11/2007 2:34:22 AM
        
        It probably varies from country to country. - ER - 9/11/2007 3:52:10 PM
        
        maybe you heard it incorrectly - canuck - 9/11/2007 5:46:14 PM
        
        You're probably better off - Eri - 9/12/2007 12:06:42 AM
        
        Ouch! Touchy, Touchy... (n/t) - ER - 9/11/2007 8:48:32 PM
        
        I'm not, myself - canuck - 9/12/2007 3:51:19 AM
        
        It's all aboot Second City, eh? - ER - 9/12/2007 1:10:26 PM
        
        in the interim - canuck - 9/12/2007 8:41:53 PM
        
        this calls for a longer response - canuck - 9/12/2007 5:29:58 PM
        
        Speaking of responses...bear with me on this one. - ER - 9/12/2007 6:27:54 PM
        
        re: Technically, you're correct, but it's a matter of common usage. - Marcia - 9/11/2007 1:32:32 AM
        
        Como se dice "gringo" en espanol? - ER - 9/10/2007 11:01:19 AM
        
        re: Como se dice "gringo" en espanol? - Eri - 9/10/2007 8:00:10 PM
        
        re: Como se dice "gringo" en espanol? - ER - 9/10/2007 8:26:25 PM
        
        There seem to be many theories on "gringo." - TB - 9/10/2007 8:54:58 PM
        
        Aya...green-go...yellow-go faster (n/t) - Jody - 9/11/2007 9:33:21 PM
        
        Yankee= Jan Kees (dutch)...? - Raoul - 9/10/2007 8:39:30 PM
        
        From the OED - Fox - 9/11/2007 1:20:13 AM
    - I think you're generalizing way too much! (n/t) - Eri - 9/10/2007 3:30:57 AM
      - Sure, but politics is all about generalizations. (n/t) - ER - 9/10/2007 11:02:51 AM
        
        That's only true in general. (n/t) - Eri - 9/10/2007 7:36:26 PM
        
        What do you mean, specifically? (n/t) - ER - 9/10/2007 11:22:40 PM
        
        Specifically, it means I'm a General and you're not - Eri - 9/12/2007 12:09:13 AM
        
        No, you got it right the first time. (n/t) - ER - 9/12/2007 2:15:55 AM
        
        Good gravy, does that mean I'll get salutes? (n/t) - Eri - 9/13/2007 2:48:15 AM
        
        Generally. (n/t) - Jody - 9/13/2007 4:48:00 AM
        
        Privately. - ER - 9/13/2007 12:46:31 PM

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