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Moguwai007 Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

Japanese American vs American of Japanese extraction

Is there any difference in nuance between these two sentences? He is an American of Japanese extraction.He is Japanese American.
  

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moguwai007 difference in nuance "of Japanese extraction" sounds very formal and even old-fashioned moguwai007 Japanese American This sounds more idiomatic in our times. CJ

— CalifJim

  • moguwai007 difference in nuance "of Japanese extraction" sounds very formal and even old-fashioned moguwai007 Japanese American This sounds more idiomatic in our times.
  • CJ
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moguwai007difference in nuance

"of Japanese extraction" sounds very formal and even old-fashioned

moguwai007Japanese American

This sounds more idiomatic in our times.

CJ

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