Quoted in the NYT:

[Laurence Horn]

And an "I can".  Y una "rica", chica. Mais aussi un "amer", ma mère.

LH

On Nov 18, 2011, at 5:28 AM, Charles C Doyle wrote:

> There is a "me" in "American."
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> --Charlie
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> Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2011 8:34 PM
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> "For the first time in my adult life, I feel like there's a part of
> America that _me_ as an American can belong to." - Tim Weldon.
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> -Wilson
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