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Posted by -Lost on 03/30/07 08:07
"Geoff Berrow" <blthecat@ckdog.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Message-ID: <uz2Ph.5739$Ai4.5320@newsfe06.lga> from Steve contained the
> following:
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>>| >A Cajun (from Louisiana) told me that I was a "coon" because of that.
>>Hence, my adherence
>>| >to standard American English.
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>>| Odd. In Britain a 'coon' is a derogatory name for a black person.
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>>hmmm...so there is common ground at last, between the language of the states
>>and the uk. lol. ;^)
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> I'm still confused. Do black people in America use UK English spellings?
No, not offhand. However, I am a Caribbean-born English-speaking American who was at odds
as to what language-specific spellings I should adhere to.
However, as far as I know, like Steve conjectured, "coon" is a derogatory label for a
Black or African American character.
I am a Black or African American (or Caribbean-born) character myself.
The "coon" is derogatory, be it American English or otherwise.
The Louisiana "coon" term represents slightly different aspects, but most assuredly does
not imply a derogatory label.
-Lost
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