American exceptionalizm?

[Laurence Horn]

On Feb 22, 2012, at 12:20 PM, Tom Zurinskas wrote:

> from thefreedictionary.com - It reads like it means an attitude of "American pompousness"

No, no.  With *other* countries it might be pompousness.  But this is *America* we're talking!

LH

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> exceptionalism [ɪkˈsɛpʃənəlɪzm] n
> (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) an attitude to other countries, cultures, etc. based on the idea of being quite distinct from, and often superior to, them in vital ways
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