What's the rule for which 'national identity adjective' suffix to use?
What's the rule for which 'national identity adjective' suffix to use?
[-ish] Ireland, Scotland = Irish, Scottish
[-an] Morocco, Germany = Moroccan, German
[-ese] Portugal, China = Portuguese, Chinese
What rule is at play here? 🤔
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Just attach "man" to the end of all of them for maximum offence.
Portugalman
What the fuck are you talking about? The Chinaman is not the issue here, Dude! I’m talking about drawing a line in the sand, Dude. Across this line, you do not. Also, Dude, “Chinaman” is not the preferred nomenclature. “Asian-American” please.
- Walter Sobchak
Is that some weird shortening for People's Republic of Chinamen? Wouldn't that be too easy to confuse with Republic of Chinamen?
As in Margaret Thatcher was an Englishman?
Margaret Thatcher even in her death was the inventor of the world's first gender-neutral bathroom so she can have the exception.