jmsellens@watmath.UUCP (John M Sellens) (05/13/85)
In article <634@qumix.UUCP> stoner@qumix.UUCP (David Stone) writes: > I hate to tell you this but we are all Americans ! We used to be, but the only way us Canadians can be Americans anymore is if we're North Americans - it's just not the same without the adjective. John
ir278@sdcc6.UUCP (Paul Anderson) (05/15/85)
In article <14412@watmath.UUCP> jmsellens@watmath.UUCP (John M Sellens) writes: >In article <634@qumix.UUCP> stoner@qumix.UUCP (David Stone) writes: >> I hate to tell you this but we are all Americans ! > >We used to be, but the only way us Canadians can be Americans anymore is >if we're North Americans - it's just not the same without the adjective. > Geo-politigraphically (yikes!) speaking, anyone who lives in the Western Hemisphere is an American. For instance, the treaty council for West Hemisphere countries is called Organization of American States. I'm not sure how USA people got to be called Americans, we're not the first country here. Probably because "United Statesans", "United States of Americans", and "Youessaians" sound silly. Paul
planting@uwvax.UUCP (W. Harry Plantinga) (05/16/85)
> >> I hate to tell you this but we are all Americans ! . . . > Geo-politigraphically (yikes!) speaking, anyone who lives in the > Western Hemisphere is an American. From Webster's second college edition: American. adj. 1. of or in America 2. of, in, or characteristic of the U.S., its people, etc. . . . America. 1. North America and South America together. 2. North America. 3. South America. 4. The United States of America. According to Webster's it's perfectly correct to speak of the citizens of the United States as 'Americans.' Everyone is right, lets all be happy! :-)
crs@lanl.ARPA (05/17/85)
> > >> I hate to tell you this but we are all Americans ! > . . . > > Geo-politigraphically (yikes!) speaking, anyone who lives in the > > Western Hemisphere is an American. > > From Webster's second college edition: > > American. adj. 1. of or in America 2. of, in, or characteristic > of the U.S., its people, etc. . . . > > America. 1. North America and South America together. 2. North > America. 3. South America. 4. The United States of America. > > According to Webster's it's perfectly correct to speak of the citizens > of the United States as 'Americans.' Everyone is right, lets all be > happy! :-) Good Idea! But your dictionary definition suggests a question. (Now you've done it -- you've made me curious |-) How is "american" defined in dictionaries from other countries? Thanks. Charlie
lspirkov@isis.UUCP (Lilly Spirkovska) (05/20/85)
In article <25991@lanl.ARPA> crs@lanl.ARPA writes: >How is "american" defined in dictionaries from other countries? "american" are all the people from North & South America. then there's the canadians, mexicans,..., and the generic people in between that can't even think of a name for their own people. a generic american, -- Goldi email: isis!lspirkov OR udenva!lspirkov
wfmans@ihuxb.UUCP (w. mansfield) (05/21/85)
> > > >> I hate to tell you this but we are all Americans ! > > . . . > > America. 1. North America and South America together. 2. North > > America. 3. South America. 4. The United States of America. > > > > According to Webster's it's perfectly correct to speak of the citizens > > of the United States as 'Americans.' Everyone is right, lets all be > > happy! :-) > > Good Idea! > > But your dictionary definition suggests a question. (Now you've done > it -- you've made me curious |-) > > How is "american" defined in dictionaries from other countries? > > Charlie I'm especially interested to know how american is defined in the new Soviet edition of the Oxford English Dictionary, the one with the "approved" meanings. -- Bill Mansfield AT&T Information Systems, Naperville, IL {ihnp4!}ihuxb!wfmans