Indians
Hello,there are two types of Indians in conversations,first is the ones who live in India and the ones who once inhabited America and were in dispute with the immigrants,my question in how do native English speakers usually know which one is which,I mean isn't a bit too obscure?
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That is a perennial problem. We don't have a good solution in the US. The Brits can say "East Indians" for the bunch from the Asian subcontinent, but I think of them as west of here.
- That is a perennial problem.
- We don't have a good solution in the US.
- The Brits can say "East Indians" for the bunch from the Asian subcontinent, but I think of them as west of here.
- You sometimes hear "India Indians" in casual speech for that.
- You can say "American Indians" for the other.
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That is a perennial problem. We don't have a good solution in the US. The Brits can say "East Indians" for the bunch from the Asian subcontinent, but I think of them as west of here. You sometimes hear "India Indians" in casual speech for that. You can say "American Indians" for the other. You have to envy the PC crowd, who say "Native Americans" for our folks and "Asians" for the, well, Asia
0Usually the context will make it clear which is meant. There may occasionally be situations where it is unclear. Note that some people object to the use of the term "Indians" to mean Native Americans, or even find it offensive, while others accept it. There is a discussion of this at
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