Our dentist is Irish, name of Phil McCavity.
I know it's ancient but it still makes me smile.

I don't think that you need a literacy tutor lizziecornish but a few sessions in the art of self-assertiveness may help to convince others of your pride in being English.

"Hello guys (an Americanism)...er...I'm sort of er...English and I might just be getting er a bit proud of that...is er that OK?"
doesn't sound very convincing, does it?

Most of my posts are not about having a go at you. This perception is another delusion that you are experiencing. The debate is about the sentiments expressed in "Roots" and it seems that every time someones' opinion differs from yours you take it as a personal attack. Not everything is about you, opinions differ, ours obviously do. Try to argue objectively and I'll do my utmost to do the same.