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- Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 20:58:11 EST
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- From: Rashmi <rashmi%Spl3.ECE.Drexel.EDU@COE.DREXEL.EDU>
- Subject: Re: a couple of points
- Comments: To: WORDS-L@uga.cc.uga.edu
- In-Reply-To: <9301240058.AA06593@cbis.ECE.Drexel.EDU>; from "blomberg cepeda"
- at Jan 23, 93 7:47 pm
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- > first: The generally accepted academic catchword for the subcontinent now
- > is "South Asia".
-
- Yeah, I've noticed the term South Asian being used in academia. But, in
- the real world, the term Asian appears to be reserved for the Far East.
-
- > I've noticed the same problem with people
- > from Pittsburgh denying they're from the Midwest.
-
- Same thing w/ Rochester. I almost came to blows recently with someone from
- there for suggesting that it was part of the Midwest.
-
- > And I don't even want to
- > start in on the Russians, who always insist they are European, but never call
- > it Western Europe, just Europe.
-
- What is the accepted convention for Turkey? Asia or europe?
-
- -rashmi
-