Re: Incorrect use of "it's" in package control files -- file mass bug?

[David Palmer <david@weavers-web.org>]

Thomas Hood wrote:

>  On Sat, 04 Sep 2004 08:50:06 +0200, John H. Robinson, IV wrote:
>
> > Having been borne and raised in the US, I support and use the term
> > ``Usian'' to refer to those from the US. American is not precise
> > enough, as it can refer to anyone from either continent.
> >
> > Yes, Canadians, Brazilians, Mexicans, and Colombians are all
> > Americans. Just like how Frenchman, Germans, and Spaniards are all
> > Europeans.
>
>
>
>  In one sense the citizens of the U.S.A. are Americans. In another
>  sense North and South Americans are Americans. I cannot remember a
>  case where it wasn't clear from the context which sense was intended.
Yes, I have to agree with that tenure.
I think the requirement to be insular/parochial can get a little bit too 
isolationist.
I was born in New Zealand.
I have lived in Australia for quite some number of years, but even 
before that, I felt no shame or threat when referred to as an 
'Australasian'. I also feel no great threat to my sense of personal 
identity when I am categorised, in the wider sense, as a human being, or 
even as an Earthling.
Regards,

David.