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- Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 14:02:13 GMT
- Sender: English Language Discussion Group <WORDS-L@uga.cc.uga.edu>
- From: G <g@PIZZABOX.DEMON.CO.UK>
- Subject: Re: Asians
- Comments: To: WORDS-L@uga.cc.uga.edu
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- :My experience has been the contrary. The only time I've ever referred to
- :my nationality as "American" (as opposed to referring to my larger unit
- :as American) was when I was *forced* to in a French class in France. The
- :teacher would not let me say "Je suis des Etats-Unis," which is my usual
- :response to the question "What is your nationality?" She said I wasn't
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- Ho ho! Almost as good as the proverbial "Ich bin ein schnitzelwurst" :-)
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- (Moi, je viens 'dEcosse...)
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- G
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