On 7/8/2015 6:04 AM, Ophelia wrote:
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> "dsi1" > wrote in message
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>> On 7/7/2015 9:48 PM, Ophelia wrote:
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>>> "dsi1" > wrote in message
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>>>> On 7/7/2015 2:53 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>>>> On 7/7/2015 3:37 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>>>>> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>>>>>> dsi1 wrote:
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>>>>>>>> My understanding is that people on the mainland
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>>>>> dsi1, please ttop talking about the "mainland" as if Hawaii is not
>>>>> part
>>>>> of the USA. It is. Maybe you should venture out.
>>>>
>>>> I've lived on the mainland and have seen how things are. I'm all too
>>>> familiar with how it all goes down there. The reality is that Hawaii
>>>> and
>>>> the mainland are worlds apart.
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>>> Oh look, someone else being told what they can call things. Is this
>>> going to be the next Big Thing around here?
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>>> It is not normal for an island to call a large land to which it is not
>>> attached, 'The Mainland'? I am beginning to think some people will use
>>> ANYTHING to bully others into doing things the way THEY like.
>>> Ridiculous!! It really is getting out of hand. Maybe they should get a
>>> taste of it.
>>>
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>> You are correct - this is a pretty common thing that humans tend to
>> do. Somebody that lives on the mainland probably wouldn't grasp the
>> concept. We call the largest island in this chain of islands the "big
>> island." We call the island we're on the "rock." That big land mass
>> that's East of us the "mainland." It all seems so natural...
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> Yes it is.
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Sort of like "across the pond..."