@Smackyroon@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.ml • 19 days agoAmerikkka land of the jailed (But China is defo AuThOrITarIAn!!)lemmy.mlimagemessage-square367fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageAmerikkka land of the jailed (But China is defo AuThOrITarIAn!!)lemmy.ml@Smackyroon@lemmy.ml to Memes@lemmy.ml • 19 days agomessage-square367fedilink
minus-square☂️-linkfedilink0•edit-217 days agocalling them american and not being able to call myself american is what strains me. i tought you were against us-centrism…
minus-squareRaivoKullilinkfedilink0•edit-217 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☂️-linkfedilink0•17 days agousian is fine. it even sounds similar to what we call them in my country.
minus-square☂️-linkfedilink0•edit-217 days agonot to me. maybe to english speakers? i don’t mind either way. 😉
minus-squareRaivoKullilinkfedilink0•17 days agoI’m not a native English speaker, if that’s what you mean
minus-square☂️-linkfedilink0•17 days agoso why are you bothered with it if you are not a native speaker, nor usian?
minus-squareRaivoKullilinkfedilink0•17 days agoWouldn’t you be bothered if I incorrectly assumer you were a Yank?
It seems a little strained
calling them 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?