What's home and belonging to a citizen of nowhere? (thebaffler.com) 2 points by ribasushi 1y ago ↗ HN
[–] codingbot3000 1y ago ↗ Very good read. Whether you are an avantgardist digital nomad, or a backwater-dwelling local patriot, you should read this post ;-) [–] pestatije 1y ago ↗ An immigrant to America thinking he's an American?...naaw naaw thx [–] eesmith 1y ago ↗ Someone living in Sydney (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41546796) and using "maths" in the Commonwealth style (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41280463) decides that someone like my foreign-born father who became a US citizen as a teenager, was wrong to think he's an American?Bless your heart. [–] pestatije 1y ago ↗ That's very cool...I don't get the "maths"'s Commonwealth style, do you have any links to enlighten me? [–] eesmith 1y ago ↗ Most members of the Commonwealth - Canadians excepted - say "maths" while North American English uses "math".https://slate.com/human-interest/2014/12/math-versus-maths-h...An Aussie chastising an American for being insufficiently American enough should put their cork hat back on and drink an ice cold Foster's. [–] pestatije 1y ago ↗ Yeah yeah sorry if I touched a nerve [–] eesmith 1y ago ↗ Ifpology acknowledged."Word to the wise: If you say “sorry” and then immediately follow it with a conditional word like “but” or “if,” you’re headed in the wrong direction." - https://www.huffpost.com/entry/im-sorry-you-feel-that-way-ap...
[–] pestatije 1y ago ↗ An immigrant to America thinking he's an American?...naaw naaw thx [–] eesmith 1y ago ↗ Someone living in Sydney (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41546796) and using "maths" in the Commonwealth style (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41280463) decides that someone like my foreign-born father who became a US citizen as a teenager, was wrong to think he's an American?Bless your heart. [–] pestatije 1y ago ↗ That's very cool...I don't get the "maths"'s Commonwealth style, do you have any links to enlighten me? [–] eesmith 1y ago ↗ Most members of the Commonwealth - Canadians excepted - say "maths" while North American English uses "math".https://slate.com/human-interest/2014/12/math-versus-maths-h...An Aussie chastising an American for being insufficiently American enough should put their cork hat back on and drink an ice cold Foster's. [–] pestatije 1y ago ↗ Yeah yeah sorry if I touched a nerve [–] eesmith 1y ago ↗ Ifpology acknowledged."Word to the wise: If you say “sorry” and then immediately follow it with a conditional word like “but” or “if,” you’re headed in the wrong direction." - https://www.huffpost.com/entry/im-sorry-you-feel-that-way-ap...
[–] eesmith 1y ago ↗ Someone living in Sydney (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41546796) and using "maths" in the Commonwealth style (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41280463) decides that someone like my foreign-born father who became a US citizen as a teenager, was wrong to think he's an American?Bless your heart. [–] pestatije 1y ago ↗ That's very cool...I don't get the "maths"'s Commonwealth style, do you have any links to enlighten me? [–] eesmith 1y ago ↗ Most members of the Commonwealth - Canadians excepted - say "maths" while North American English uses "math".https://slate.com/human-interest/2014/12/math-versus-maths-h...An Aussie chastising an American for being insufficiently American enough should put their cork hat back on and drink an ice cold Foster's. [–] pestatije 1y ago ↗ Yeah yeah sorry if I touched a nerve [–] eesmith 1y ago ↗ Ifpology acknowledged."Word to the wise: If you say “sorry” and then immediately follow it with a conditional word like “but” or “if,” you’re headed in the wrong direction." - https://www.huffpost.com/entry/im-sorry-you-feel-that-way-ap...
[–] pestatije 1y ago ↗ That's very cool...I don't get the "maths"'s Commonwealth style, do you have any links to enlighten me? [–] eesmith 1y ago ↗ Most members of the Commonwealth - Canadians excepted - say "maths" while North American English uses "math".https://slate.com/human-interest/2014/12/math-versus-maths-h...An Aussie chastising an American for being insufficiently American enough should put their cork hat back on and drink an ice cold Foster's. [–] pestatije 1y ago ↗ Yeah yeah sorry if I touched a nerve [–] eesmith 1y ago ↗ Ifpology acknowledged."Word to the wise: If you say “sorry” and then immediately follow it with a conditional word like “but” or “if,” you’re headed in the wrong direction." - https://www.huffpost.com/entry/im-sorry-you-feel-that-way-ap...
[–] eesmith 1y ago ↗ Most members of the Commonwealth - Canadians excepted - say "maths" while North American English uses "math".https://slate.com/human-interest/2014/12/math-versus-maths-h...An Aussie chastising an American for being insufficiently American enough should put their cork hat back on and drink an ice cold Foster's. [–] pestatije 1y ago ↗ Yeah yeah sorry if I touched a nerve [–] eesmith 1y ago ↗ Ifpology acknowledged."Word to the wise: If you say “sorry” and then immediately follow it with a conditional word like “but” or “if,” you’re headed in the wrong direction." - https://www.huffpost.com/entry/im-sorry-you-feel-that-way-ap...
[–] pestatije 1y ago ↗ Yeah yeah sorry if I touched a nerve [–] eesmith 1y ago ↗ Ifpology acknowledged."Word to the wise: If you say “sorry” and then immediately follow it with a conditional word like “but” or “if,” you’re headed in the wrong direction." - https://www.huffpost.com/entry/im-sorry-you-feel-that-way-ap...
[–] eesmith 1y ago ↗ Ifpology acknowledged."Word to the wise: If you say “sorry” and then immediately follow it with a conditional word like “but” or “if,” you’re headed in the wrong direction." - https://www.huffpost.com/entry/im-sorry-you-feel-that-way-ap...
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[ 7.2 ms ] story [ 34.9 ms ] threadBless your heart.
https://slate.com/human-interest/2014/12/math-versus-maths-h...
An Aussie chastising an American for being insufficiently American enough should put their cork hat back on and drink an ice cold Foster's.
"Word to the wise: If you say “sorry” and then immediately follow it with a conditional word like “but” or “if,” you’re headed in the wrong direction." - https://www.huffpost.com/entry/im-sorry-you-feel-that-way-ap...