Paging Ilya (was Re: USian vs. USAn was Re: ruling class)
David 4 April 2005 19:31:08
On Mon, 28 Mar 2005, Arindam Banerjee wrote:
USians - now that is like Christians, isn't it? Thus, USians are> those who believe in US in a dogmatic sense, as Christians believe in> Christ. It shows that to the USian, US is more a religion than a> nation.
That metaphysical etymology surely ranks with Ilya Shambat's stuff.
To those who think of a citizen of USA in terms of his nationality> (and this may include USAns too) USAn seems a more appropriate label.> As we have Indian, Australian - so USAn.>
Of course, this is only for those who think USians/USAns should not be> labelled as Americans. After all, America is more than just USA,> though USAns and USians may argue otherwise. USAn should be then a> value neutral term, as opposed to USian.
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