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Usenet Posted 23 years ago
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American (again)

During a conference presentation by a German Siemens employee here in Hong Kong, he referred to "American" hospitals, and then corrected himself to "US American" hospitals.
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[/nq] Well, good for him. How would he describe a hospital in Honolulu? ' Dean Oxford De-frag to reply

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  • [/nq] Well, good for him.
  • How would he describe a hospital in Honolulu?
  • ' Dean Oxford De-frag to reply
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[nq:1]During a conference presentation by a German Siemens employee here in Hong Kong, he referred to "American" hospitals, and then corrected himself to "US American" hospitals.[/nq]
Well, good for him. How would he describe a hospital in Honolulu?
John 'And he should NEVER say Canadian-American ...' Dean Oxford
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[nq:2]... he referred to "American" hospitals, and then corrected himself to "US American" hospitals.[/nq]
[nq:1]Well, good for him. How would he describe a hospital in Honolulu?[/nq]
Wouldn't he actually have to see it first?

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s/v Kerry Deare of Barnegat
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