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[-] Maggoty@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

English is horrible at Demonyms specifically because we've stolen so many words from other languages. It's why the default is actually the phrase, "I am from..." Instead of "I am a/an..."

this post was submitted on 14 Dec 2024
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