SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Non-Tech : Auric Goldfinger's Short List
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  
To: Francois Goelo who wrote (10142)7/15/2002 11:14:17 AM
From: Edscharp  Read Replies (1) of 19428
 
Francois,

One last point.

Keep in mind that the British have been referring to us as "Americans" ever since the late 1700's so there is a historical basis to this as well

By the time of the American Revolution there was no nation of Canada. What we today call Canada was a British territory that had been recently acquired by the British from the French during the "French & Indian War" (also called the Seven Year War) in the 1750's (I think).

For that matter, there was no Mexico at that point either. What we now call Mexico was a territory of Spain.

There is a long established history of us calling ourselves "Americans". It has to do with culture, language and history of our country and was never intended to describe the geographic location of the United States. We became a country before Canada and Mexico ever did.

You're trying to change over 300 years of history because the term "American" somehow offends your sensibility or perhaps because you think it is offensive to others.

There is not a single American I know of that uses the word to connote an insult to any other nationality. If you or others are construing it that way then I can only conclude that you (or they) have agendas of their own.

In case your interested here is a standard definition of the word "American" from the Miriam-Webster Dictionary.

m-w.com

Main Entry: 1Amer·i·can
Pronunciation: &-'mer-&-k&n, -'m&r-, -'mar-, -i-k&n
Function: noun
Date: 1578
1 : an American Indian of No. America or So. America
2 : a native or inhabitant of No. America or So. America
3 : a citizen of the U.S.
4 : AMERICAN ENGLISH
Report TOU ViolationShare This Post
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  

HomeMailHotSubjectMarksPeopleMarksKeepersSettings
Terms Of UseContact UsCopyright/IP PolicyPrivacy PolicyAbout UsFAQAdvertise on SI
© 2025 Knight Sac Media.  Data provided by Twelve Data, Alpha Vantage, and CityFALCON News