19 Jan
2003
19 Jan
'03
2:59 p.m.
Eric Chomko wrote:
Eric Smith wrote:
oops, preceded
Sellam wrote:
I dunno. I think that in the context where the term "Native American"
is, the word "American" is always proceeded by a capitalized adjective. > No, we stole it from the indigenous peoples
that were here
> when the Pilgrims landed ;)
Wayne M. Smith wrote:
C'mon Sellam, we're all indigenous
peoples -- some of us are just
displaced!
Whenever possible, I indicate on forms that I am a native american.
I've frequently gotten complaints from people over that. I tell them
to look up the words "native" and "american" in the dictionary, and
explain to me how I fail to qualify.
Now I'm not sure about the forms that you've been looking at, but
are you a native American or a Native American?
Eric
P.S. Has Unix's indifference to capitalization fostered a gap in under-
standing within the English Language?