Well, the first duh had to do with the trivial
matter of nomenclature. What USAers prefer
or happen to call themselves is echoed all
over the world, even in Latin America. Some
Mexicans and other Latin Americans do prefer
to call "Americans" North Americans, as though
Mexico is not part of North America. Clearly
that's an insoluble problem that your word
choice is not going to have much effect upon.
When I'm in Mexico I refer to myself and other
Canadians and USAers as gringoes. In New
Mexico, I'm an Anglo. Here in NYC I'm just
another damned Yankee.
The fact is that "American" shifts meaning
according to audience and context. No problem
there, as far as I can see. So do lots of other
words.
Lots of luck with your crusade to reform the
language.
Hal
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On Sep 27, 2005, at 5:38 PM, Lawrence Upton wrote:
There is behind your duhs and double duhs perhaps a position which
assumes
it's veracity is self-evident; and if there is then it is part of the
problem that makes important remembering USA is only a part of the
Americas;
and it is therefore a kind of special pleading
I hope this is a wrong reading on my part; but I am not hopeful
Lawrence
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Double duh.
Hal
On Sep 27, 2005, at 4:20 PM, Lawrence Upton wrote:
It is, yes.
L
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Duh, like that's a point that really needs to be
made.
