Hello Janis,

 > > The goal is to avoid ambuguity. But not at all cost. I might consider
 > > a compromise if the others are willing to reciprocate.

 > That is very heavy-handed Michiel.  There's no need to
 > comprismise a thing here.. either you are going to be
 > accurate and use terms that are consistent with the truth
 > of the situation or not.. if you choose not to, people will
 > (if they haven't already) decide that you are not a person
 > worth discussing anything with.

I am sorry to read that you do not understand the concept of a compromise.
So I won't offer it again to you.

 > The term you are using is not one that is recognized by
 > Americans or the American Government.  It's a non-word :)

We have recently learned from out esteemed collegue Steven Horn that there
is no officially recognised authority as too the use of US American
English. So your claim that tha word is not officially recognised is
meaningless. No word is.

 > > I am not going to argue. /I/ find it wrong and therefore I
 > > object to it's use.

 > Again, noted and not used here by me, but you cannot force
 > your own habits on other people when they see others from
 > your own country using it publicly and formally.

Then expect reciprocity. You can not force your habits on me. So I shall
use the word "USAian" when I deem fit.

 > > If people ewant me to stop using "USAiand" because /they/
 > > object, it should also be sufficient that /I/ object to
"Holland".
 > > I think you are just too hard-headed to admit that you
 > > would rather antagonize people than be precise.
 > > Think what you like. Point is that these people are not
 > > willing to reciprocate

 > Now that sounds like a person who expects life to be fair,

All I ask is that when someone asks something of me, that the courtesy is
returned when I ask something.

I do not accept one way streets.

 > and come out all roses everyday.. it doesn't work like
 > that, and you (like me) know that first hand... which is
 > why I say you are just being hard-headed.

 > I've had enough of this discussion, btw. It has nothing to
 > do with the IC or business of with the International
 > Coordinator.  Time to get this echo back where it belongs..

I don't know where this echo belongs. I have not seen a moderator nor
rules. As far as I know this echo has no dedicated topic.

Cheers, Michiel

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