On Thu, 18 Jan 2007 19:05:41 -0300, Felipe Sateler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> Manoj Srivastava wrote: >> >> Hindu is an adjective that describes someone whose faith is >> hinduism. It is not a language. >> >> manoj > And, according to Merriam-Webster[1], a native or inhabitant from > India. > [1] http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=hindoo Merriam-Webster is falling into the old non-PC over-generalization that all inhabitants of India are Hindus. I assure you, the 30% Muslim population and 10% Christian population would not be pleased at being referred to as "Hindus". Please don't do it, unless your intent is to be offensive. manoj -- The chief enemy of creativity is "good" sense Picasso Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/~srivasta/> 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
