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From: deb5@ellis.uchicago.edu (Daniel von Brighoff)
Subject: Re: Odd English [was: American] Words
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In article <1995Aug14.172223.1144@relay.acadiau.ca>,
Alan McKay <alan@dragon.acadiau.ca> wrote:
>Why limit ourselves to just words in the American English vocabulary?

Had you read the original post in this thread, you might understand
the reason for the subject heading.  It has nothing to do with
Americentrism and/or a desire to exclude.

>I mean, except for the obvious reason that most Americans don't realise
>that there actually are other countries on the planet.

Thank you, sir, for touching off yet another pointless flamewar in
sci.lang.  There wasn't enough acrimony here with only the crossposts
from Balkan soc.culture.* groups.

>Myself, I'd be just as interested in hearing odd words used by the Brits,
>Aussie's, New Zealanders, Canadians, East Indians, and anyone else for
>that matter.
>
>Sorry, but the Americo-centric attitude just plain pisses me off.

It annoys me, too, but not as much as someone with a chip on his 
shoulder who insists on seeing it when it's not there.
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