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Posted by Geoff Berrow on 03/30/07 09:47
Message-ID: <fOednR505erQWJHbnZ2dnUVZ_vamnZ2d@comcast.com> from -Lost
contained the following:
>> I'm still confused. Do black people in America use UK English spellings?
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>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.
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>However, as far as I know, like Steve conjectured, "coon" is a derogatory label for a
>Black or African American character.
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>I am a Black or African American (or Caribbean-born) character myself.
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>The "coon" is derogatory, be it American English or otherwise.
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>The Louisiana "coon" term represents slightly different aspects, but most assuredly does
>not imply a derogatory label.
I'm not sure that's helped me much. I'm just trying to stifle the urge
to post a rather racist joke about pigeons...
Hope the hangover isn't too bad :-)
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