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Giles wrote: Its not a trailer home, its a caravan, which implies that you are indeed from the US. Nope - in the US it's "trailer" or "mobile home" but never "trailer home". A small distinction but significant. All I've ever wanted was an honest week's pay for an honest day's work.
You seem to be working hard on disproving this guy is a yankee, do you know him?
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Giles wrote: Its not a trailer home, its a caravan, which implies that you are indeed from the US. Nope - in the US it's "trailer" or "mobile home" but never "trailer home". A small distinction but significant. All I've ever wanted was an honest week's pay for an honest day's work.
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You seem to be working hard on disproving this guy is a yankee, do you know him?
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BlingMeister wrote: why don't you stop posting here, and try alt.bonhead.yankees instead? Despite his "name" I highly suspect he's not a yank. In fact, if I were a betting man, I'd say he's a teenaged limey. All I've ever wanted was an honest week's pay for an honest day's work.
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Mike Mullikin wrote: he's not a yank Can "yank" be applied to any US citizen or it is reserved to the ones from the North? Or both? :confused:
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I guess it depends on where you are from. Most outside the US refer to US citizens as yanks, but some Southerners would kill anyone that called them a yank. I'm in the Southwest and Don't really care one way or the other. My code isn't buggy. Those are all fleatures.
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Mike Mullikin wrote: he's not a yank Can "yank" be applied to any US citizen or it is reserved to the ones from the North? Or both? :confused:
Silence Means Death Stand On Your Feet Inner Fear Your Worst Enemy
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Mike Mullikin wrote: he's not a yank Can "yank" be applied to any US citizen or it is reserved to the ones from the North? Or both? :confused:
Silence Means Death Stand On Your Feet Inner Fear Your Worst Enemy
KaЯl wrote: Can "yank" be applied to any US citizen or it is reserved to the ones from the North? Or both? Depends on who says it. When a "reb" (ie. rebel or American from the deep south) says "yank" they usually mean a noutherner. When a non-American says it they usually mean any American. When a non-southern American says "yank" you need to consider the context to decide. In this context, I meant any American. All I've ever wanted was an honest week's pay for an honest day's work.
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Could be an expat who has being picking up too much of the lingo. What was it - "pikey", my god, he's being watching to many of Guy Richie's films.
Or BBC America or some such on the cable or satellite.
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BlingMeister wrote: alt.bonhead.yankees instead? You do realize you're implying that yankees are bone heads? I think alt.yankees.boneheads would be more appropriate as it doesn't imply that all yankees are bone heads. Unless you have scientific proof that they are all bone heads, of course. ;) -- Must I be the meat in an imbecill sandwich?
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Bon \Bon\, a. [F., fr. L. bonus.]
Good; valid as security for something.Are you sure it wasn't just a typo? :-D -- Must I be the meat in an imbecill sandwich?