"Canuck" wrote in message
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....................., the term American has become associated with a
citizen of the United States of America just as Canadian or Canuck has
become associated with us lot who live North of the border.


I mention this only as I was pulled up some time ago for calling my Canadian
cousin an American. I was very surprised how much she resented the 'slur'.
It is fascinating how the English language has adopted this term out of
context but otherwise of no great importance.