Who Are WE RV'ers Really?
It has occurred to me that much of the contentious discussion on this site that so infuriates the moderators and others is due in part to the varied ideas we have about just who is an "RVer" and the d...
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Old-Biscuit wrote:NYCgrrl wrote:Old-Biscuit wrote:
...no hyphenated label needed just AMERICAN
I enjoy every moment of hyphenations on this, and every St. Patrick's Day, Steuben's Day, Bastille Day, Dia de Boricuas, West Indian Carnival/ Labour Day Jumpout, Salute to Israel, etcetera, etcetera.
Puts a smile on my face and a jaunt in my step.
Just saying.
Enjoying the festivities is GREAT!
But that doesn't make you a:
Irish-American
Germany-American
French-American
Puerto Rican-American
West Indian-American
Israeli-American
African-American
Anglican-American
Etcerta-American
Ecterta-American
Just an American.
Old Biscuit (still it's a label) why does the hyphenation issue bother you. It is nothing more than a grammatical way of separating a descriptor.
Most find it informative and interesting. Most often it is CHOSEN by the Object of the hyphenation...such as in the case of a woman who wants to incorporate her maiden name with her married name.
It's truly harmless. And in fact was not part of anything in my original post.
And American is still a label. Label is not a derogatory term. It helps define and inform.
