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Thread #63791   Message #1047472
Posted By: An Pluiméir Ceolmhar
04-Nov-03 - 04:35 AM
Thread Name: BS: US or USA ?
Subject: RE: BS: US or USA ?
Some French-speakers, probably wishing to emphasise the fact that America comprises more than the USA, have lately taken to using the scarcely readable or pronounceable adjective "étatsunisien". Makes the US(A) look almost like Tunisia.