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The word "American" has many sub entries in the Oxford English Dictionary - not all of those meanings are "citizen of the USofA". So much for unambiguous.
by defrost 8mo ago
The word "American" has many sub entries in the Oxford English Dictionary - not all of those meanings are "citizen of the USofA".
So much for unambiguous.
- rudhdb773b 8mo agoHave you ever actually heard it used in conversation or writing where the speaker's intention was a meaning that included people outside of the USA? I haven't.
- defrost 8mo agoI have, yes. I note, also, that you didn't ask if anyone > " heard it used in conversation or writing where the speaker's intention was a meaning that included people outside of America? " which further explans why non-USAians like myself adopted the practice decades past of prefering clarity for precision.