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Rick, this is no flame, and though I agree with the gist of your message,
I _must_ point out that this is an international Internet list, and not
all of us reading this message are Americans.
I think people should remember this, both when they obsess on off-topic issues
on the list, and when they are discussing issues of language usage.
My $0.15 CANADIAN (and worth every CANADIAN penny)