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I'm against that in general and against US defaultism more specifically, which is assuming everyone is American. I just think the particular term is strained. Yank is much better
I just think it's a bit strained, it sounds clunky
I'm not a native English speaker, if that's what you mean
Wouldn't you be bothered if I incorrectly assumer you were a Yank?
Wouldn't someone making that assumption bother you?
I haven't had anything happen to me in this thread though. Or wdym