"Charles Gifford" > wrote:
>"Arri London" > wrote in message
>> I haven't met anyone here who resents being called 'Anglo' yet. It's
>> understood to mean 'white' nowadays, so what's to resent if one is
>> white?
>
>Hi! Let me introduce myself. I'm Charlie and I certainly would resent being
>called Anglo. If it is understood by some people to mean white, that is a
>sad commentary on their education.

You just don't get it, do you?

He's talking about a specific *regional* use of a word, and you're
getting all bent out of shape by it.

In the area where Anglo is used in this fashion, it's an acceptable
use of the word.

It doesn't matter if it's acceptable to you, since you don't live
there.

jenn
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Jenn Ridley