Duckburg and the World Cup

[Kriton Kyrimis]

SIGVALD:

> I don't think so. It's completely normal to describe
> oneself after ones city or region in addition to the
> national description. The situation decides when to
> use what description. For example it is totally normal
> to say some thing like "September 11th was a though
> experience for the New Yorkers".

Well, yes and no. One can call themselves using the name of their
town when referring to events in that town, such as a disaster, or to
local sporting events against a team from another town, e.g., a game
with Goosetown (where there can even be a further subdivisions, e.g.,
northsiders vs. southsiders), but when one is referring to more than
just one's home town, one doesn't use the town's name.  You don't talk
about the New Yorker consul, just because the US consul in your area
happens to be from New York!

	Kriton	(e-mail: kyrimis at cti.gr)
	      	(WWW:    http://dias.cti.gr/~kyrimis)
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