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MyShirley Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Hong Kongnes / hong konger

Is it correct to say I am Hong Kongnes and I am hong konger?

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I think you just have to say 'I am from Hong Kong'.

— Nona the brit

  • I think you just have to say 'I am from Hong Kong'.
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I think you just have to say 'I am from Hong Kong'.
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I think you can also say 'I'm a Hong Konger' (but not Hong Kongnes)
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I have come to learn that there are distinct regional variations in how English is used, so perhaps somewhere you can "I am a Hong Konger" without have the person you are speaking with look at you strangely, but it wouldn't be in the US, or according to Nona, in England.

Ever since John Kennedy's Ich bin ein Berlinner comment, Americans are pretty careful about saying "I am from
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Oh, I know in certain countries, they are referred to as Hong Kees.
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