Re: The English Language (non-Iris)
- To: i*@rt66.com
- Subject: Re: The English Language (non-Iris)
- From: E* G* <e*@moose.ncia.net>
- Date: Fri, 27 Sep 1996 13:30:42 -0400 (EDT)
On Fri, 27 Sep 1996, Bruce Richardson wrote:
> confused by many to mean just the U.S. Even your Constitution and your
> coinage says "of America". Just who is right - the people today or the
> Fathers of your country. Even Canadians say they come from America when
> visiting Europe (and add not the United States).
>
I always refer to myself as being a North American...since I am
arguably more attuned to Canada (specifically Quebec) geographically
and culturally than to most of the USA. The welcome signs to New
Hampshire read `Bienvenue'.
Au revoir mes amis,
Ellen Gallagher e_galla@moose.ncia.net Lancaster, NH, USA
Zone 3, -42 F min. & 92 F max. (where we have had frost
and the leaves are glorious in the mountains - loving
it - the TB's are looking surprisingly good & the SDB's
have forgotten their heritage)
