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minus-squareRaivoKulli@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·7 days agoIt seems a little strained
minus-square☂️-@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-26 days agocalling themselves american and not being able to call myself american is what strains me. i tought you were against us-centrism…
minus-squareRaivoKulli@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·edit-26 days agoI’m against that in general and against US defaultism more specifically, which is assuming everyone is American. I just think the particular term is strained. Yank is much better for example
minus-square☂️-@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 days agousian is fine. it even sounds similar to what we call them in my country.
minus-squareRaivoKulli@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·6 days agoI just think it’s a bit strained, it sounds clunky
minus-square☂️-@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-26 days agonot to me. maybe to english speakers? i don’t mind either way. 😉
minus-squareRaivoKulli@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·6 days agoI’m not a native English speaker, if that’s what you mean
minus-square☂️-@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 days agoso why are you bothered with it if you are not a native speaker, nor usian?
minus-squareRaivoKulli@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·6 days agoWouldn’t you be bothered if I incorrectly assumer you were a Yank?
It seems a little strained
calling themselves american and not being able to call myself american is what strains me. i tought you were against us-centrism…
I’m against that in general and against US defaultism more specifically, which is assuming everyone is American. I just think the particular term is strained. Yank is much better for example
usian is fine. it even sounds similar to what we call them in my country.
I just think it’s a bit strained, it sounds clunky
not to me. maybe to english speakers? i don’t mind either way. 😉
I’m not a native English speaker, if that’s what you mean
so why are you bothered with it if you are not a native speaker, nor usian?
Wouldn’t you be bothered if I incorrectly assumer you were a Yank?