Posted by Geoff Berrow on 03/30/07 07:59

Message-ID: <uz2Ph.5739$Ai4.5320@newsfe06.lga> from Steve contained the
following:

>| >A Cajun (from Louisiana) told me that I was a "coon" because of that.
>Hence, my adherence
>| >to standard American English.
>|
>| Odd. In Britain a 'coon' is a derogatory name for a black person.
>
>hmmm...so there is common ground at last, between the language of the states
>and the uk. lol. ;^)

I'm still confused. Do black people in America use UK English spellings?

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