^aeon chicken^
yeah it is cumbersome, i'll give you that.

however, does Yank fit the bill? not if you come from florida or montana it doesn't. being pedantic maybe but you know i'm right.

as for mexico, well i can't really agree with you there. as you said yourself, the united states of mexico are actually called Los Estados Unidos de Mexico which i'm sure you'll agree isn't in english.

but i think i have come up with an abreviation that fits the bill...

how about USERS, pronounced YOU-SIRS?

as it stands, americans could come from anywhere between ellesmere island and tierra del fuego. the english language can do a lot better than that!!
( blaireau69 , the Cumbrian Travis Bickle., Mon 5 May 2008, 15:42, Reply)