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[pyz at PANIX.COM]

>
> Yeay, Tsuji!
> who said, "you cannot persuade politically or emotionally motivated people."
> Absolutely right! They do not understand that the meaning of a word is its
> use.
> Thus, the Japanese rightfully complain about the word "Jap" because the word
> _was_ used as an insult.
> The Ukrainians wrongfully complain because "the Ukraine" was _never_ an
> insult, it was merely the name for the place.

"The Ukraine" was appropriate when it was a territory of the Russian Empire.

Are you saying it still is?

> Genevra Gerhart
>
> http://www.wolfenet.com/~ggerhart
> New email address: ggerhart at home.com
> 206-329-0053



Max Pyziur                                     BRAMA - Gateway Ukraine
pyz at brama.com                                  http://www.brama.com/

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