Re: ANSI C syntax ?

Al Balmer wrote:
Keith Thompson <kst-u@xxxxxxx> wrote:

.... snip ...

Based on what I've seen in this thread, exactly one American has
taken unreasonable offense at the term "USAnian" being used in
passing in a technical discussion, in a context that carried no
hint of any political agenda beyond what might be inferred from
the use of the word itself. As far as I could see, the use of
"USAnian" did *not* imply that the writer felt that the word
"American" is incorrect. It struck me as slightly silly and
utterly inoffensive. Incidentally, the term has been used a number
of times in this newsgroup before, without starting flame wars.

It always struck me as a silly attempt to be mildly offensive. The
silliness outweighs the offensiveness.

I consider it a gentle means of avoiding offending non-USAnians.
This is taking a positive view of it. As I see it now there is one
person objecting, and quite a few with somewhat gentler objections
to the use of American for the purpose.

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