> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chase, John > Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 11:42 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: Pedantry (was RE: Shane's antipodes)
<snip> > > And the "African Americans" I know call themselves "BLACK", > > "COLORED" or "PERSONS OF COLOR". And by the way, they're all > > AMERICANS. > > Indeed, as are all of us who claim U. S. citizenship. > > -jc- <alert type="pedant"> And I have been old that the non-U.S. residents / citizens get a bit upset that we claim the entire continent for ourselves. After all, Canadians are AMERICANS, as are Mexicans, Peruvians, Brazilians, and all the rest (no offense meant to people whose country I did not mention). </alert> -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer HealthMarkets Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage Administrative Services Group Information Technology This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and its content is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this transmission, or taking any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
