Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site sdcrdcf.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!alan From: alan@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Alan Algustyniak) Newsgroups: net.nlang Subject: Re: 'enry 'iggins in America Message-ID: <1594@sdcrdcf.UUCP> Date: Thu, 20-Dec-84 15:11:35 EST Article-I.D.: sdcrdcf.1594 Posted: Thu Dec 20 15:11:35 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 23-Dec-84 00:58:39 EST References: <598@asgb.UUCP> <1556@sdcrdcf.UUCP> <218@lsuc.UUCP> Reply-To: alan@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Alan Algustyniak) Organization: System Development Corp. R+D, Santa Monica Lines: 14 Summary: >...`America' is a meaningless term here in Canada; > >...to THAT person `America' meant SOUTH America... > Now i'm curious; i guess that in S.America the common term for a citizen of the USA is 'Yanqui.' But what is the 'dictionary' term? Also, what do Canadians call citizens of the USA? [no jokes, please (unless they're good)]. The only term i've heard in English speaking countries is 'American', and the only term i've heard in French speaking countries is 'americain(e).' When i studied French (in Switz) i was taught that 'americain(e)' is the only proper term. sdcrdcf!alan