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  9. Date:         Sun, 24 Jan 1993 21:49:15 -0800
  10. Sender:       English Language Discussion Group <WORDS-L@uga.cc.uga.edu>
  11. From:         Peter Montgomery <MONTGOMERY@CAMINS.CAMOSUN.BC.CA>
  12. Subject:      Re: Asians
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  16. From: Bayla Singer <bsinger@ENIAC.SEAS.UPENN.EDU>
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  18. > I had always thought asians=orientals, but did a mental double-take
  19. > when I saw eastern-mediterranean peoples being referred to as "wily
  20. > orientals" -- and after all, where do most "oriental rugs" originate?
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  22. By way of wiley digression, what is the appropriate name for a
  23. resident of the western hemisphere (North or South America) ?
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