[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
[Most of diatribe snipped and sent to the rubbish bin]
> That's
> something I hate about yankees.
Is that all? Gee, some people find lots more.
But I suggest that you be a little more careful in your choice of words
when lecturing us about geographically correct terminology. Most
(North) Americans do not view themselves as Yankees despite the sloppy
usa of the term in other countries. As the Oxford English Dictionary
notes, the US usage is generally:
U.S. A nickname for a native or inhabitant of New England,
or, more widely, of the northern States generally; during
the War of Secession applied by the Confederates to the
soldiers of the Federal army.
So some of us would view being called a Yankee as a serious insult,
folks from our Southern states in particular, since many still remember
that war with some bitterness. Non-southerners who do not view
themselves as Yankees -- most of us, as I said -- will not be insulted,
just amused.
Bob, A non-Yankee from New York
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