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From: wfmans@ihuxb.UUCP (w. mansfield)
Newsgroups: net.rumor
Subject: Re: We're all Americans?  (Well, maybe not)
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Date: Mon, 20-May-85 18:12:24 EDT
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Posted: Mon May 20 18:12:24 1985
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> > > >> 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
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