Nationality vs Ethnicity

[micktoz]

Originally Posted by TheEccie214

To many of us a woman that can speak and write well is extremely sexy.

The use of punctuation, can be helpful also.

As in "To many of us, a woman..... :-)

[Sir Lancehernot]

Originally Posted by micktoz

The use of punctuation, can be helpful also.

As in "To many of us, a woman..... :-)

Indeed. The difference between, "Let's eat Grandma," and "Let's eat, Grandma" is significant.

[billdwyer18]

Originally Posted by grean

That's a common colloquialism. No one say it's 5 zero 2 in the morning. We all say it's 5 o'clock or 5 o 2.

When has a nurse ever taken a baby's tempature and said he has a 1 zero 2 tempature. The say 100 and 2 degrees or 1o2.
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I always reply with “there is no number O.”

[Sir Lancehernot]

Originally Posted by billdwyer18

I always reply with “there is no number O.”

When asked, "Do you want cheese on that?", do you growl, "If I'd wanted a cheeseburger, I would have ordered a cheeseburger."?

[EastTexasGrown]

Originally Posted by Sir Lancehernot

Indeed. The difference between, "Let's eat Grandma," and "Let's eat, Grandma" is significant.

Hilarious!! GREAT EXAMPLE!!

[billdwyer18]

Originally Posted by Sir Lancehernot

When asked, "Do you want cheese on that?", do you growl, "If I'd wanted a cheeseburger, I would have ordered a cheeseburger."?

Since i always want cheese on that, no.

[dtx/tn]

Originally Posted by DrBWC

I had a provider ask what Nationality I am.... I say uh, American..... She got an attitude and said are you White, black or what? Obviously she didn't know the acronym for Dr or BWC.. I said O' you mean ETHNICITY!!!!! She hung up on me. Lol.

Lol. I am willing to bet I know who asked you this as I had the same thing happen to me recently.