Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site mot.UUCP Path: utzoo!utcs!mnetor!mot!fred From: fred@mot.UUCP (Fred Christiansen) Newsgroups: net.politics,net.nlang Subject: Re: Re: One for our side Message-ID: <441@mot.UUCP> Date: Fri, 8-Nov-85 15:31:14 EST Article-I.D.: mot.441 Posted: Fri Nov 8 15:31:14 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 8-Nov-85 22:16:22 EST References: <973@decwrl.UUCP> <12580@rochester.UUCP> Organization: Motorola Microsystems, Tempe, AZ 85282 Lines: 19 > but remember that > people who live in the CONTINENT of Europe are called Europeans; not only that, but "European" is a generalized equivalent to Caucasian in many places. i grew up in India, with visits to various other Asian spots, and was frequently referred to as "European". so, while not totally accurate, "Americans" and "Europeans" can generalize to "Europeans" as in "Caucasians". if we take "American" to be a generalization for anyone inhabiting the Americas, then it is citizens of the US who are without a more specific term (as Margolin pointed out). any suggestions? ;-) of course, us Canajuns call them 'Mericans. -- << Generic disclaimer >> Fred Christiansen ("Canajun, eh?") @ Motorola Microsystems, Tempe, AZ UUCP: {seismo!terak, trwrb!flkvax, utzoo!mnetor, ihnp4, attunix}!mot!fred ARPA: oakhill!mot!fred@ut-sally.ARPA "Families are Forever"