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Re: 20 Questions — 107

#21 Post by sweetandcool » Thu Apr 20, 2023 9:44 pm

Jamiet99uk wrote:
Thu Apr 20, 2023 9:32 pm
sweetandcool wrote:
Thu Apr 20, 2023 7:31 pm
Now that I think about it, that was a pretty silly question. A white, english speaking, not british dude, before 1900 would almost certainly be american.
Well, he might have been Irish.
This is where it gets confusing for us Americans. I've always thought calling someone British meant they hailed from the UK. And calling someone English means they are from England specifically, Welsh for Wales, Irish for Ireland, Scottish for Scotland.

Could you, as a British person, correct me where I am wrong?

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Re: 20 Questions — 107

#22 Post by Foxcastle » Thu Apr 20, 2023 10:11 pm

sweetandcool wrote:
Thu Apr 20, 2023 9:44 pm
Jamiet99uk wrote:
Thu Apr 20, 2023 9:32 pm
sweetandcool wrote:
Thu Apr 20, 2023 7:31 pm
Now that I think about it, that was a pretty silly question. A white, english speaking, not british dude, before 1900 would almost certainly be american.
Well, he might have been Irish.
This is where it gets confusing for us Americans. I've always thought calling someone British meant they hailed from the UK. And calling someone English means they are from England specifically, Welsh for Wales, Irish for Ireland, Scottish for Scotland.

Could you, as a British person, correct me where I am wrong?
I would like to dissociate myself from "us Americans" for whom it allegedly gets confusing. 🧐

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Re: 20 Questions — 107

#23 Post by sweetandcool » Thu Apr 20, 2023 10:20 pm

Foxcastle wrote:
Thu Apr 20, 2023 10:11 pm
sweetandcool wrote:
Thu Apr 20, 2023 9:44 pm
Jamiet99uk wrote:
Thu Apr 20, 2023 9:32 pm


Well, he might have been Irish.
This is where it gets confusing for us Americans. I've always thought calling someone British meant they hailed from the UK. And calling someone English means they are from England specifically, Welsh for Wales, Irish for Ireland, Scottish for Scotland.

Could you, as a British person, correct me where I am wrong?
I would like to dissociate myself from "us Americans" for whom it allegedly gets confusing. 🧐
Well, I guess I shouldn't claim all Americans feel this way :P

But nonetheless, I am confused on this issue.

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Re: 20 Questions — 107

#24 Post by Foxcastle » Thu Apr 20, 2023 10:42 pm

1. Real and dead
2. White and English speaking
3. Male
4. Born before 1900
5. Not involved in politics
6. Not British
7. Not notorious
8. American
9. Jamie could, as a British person, correct sweet where he is wrong
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Re: 20 Questions — 107

#25 Post by Jamiet99uk » Thu Apr 20, 2023 11:18 pm

sweetandcool wrote:
Thu Apr 20, 2023 9:44 pm
Jamiet99uk wrote:
Thu Apr 20, 2023 9:32 pm
sweetandcool wrote:
Thu Apr 20, 2023 7:31 pm
Now that I think about it, that was a pretty silly question. A white, english speaking, not british dude, before 1900 would almost certainly be american.
Well, he might have been Irish.
This is where it gets confusing for us Americans. I've always thought calling someone British meant they hailed from the UK. And calling someone English means they are from England specifically, Welsh for Wales, Irish for Ireland, Scottish for Scotland.

Could you, as a British person, correct me where I am wrong?
Ireland is a separate country. Now as a technicality, it wasn't in 1900, but many of its people wanted it to be. Most Irish people you meet today would be slightly offended if you called them "British".
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Re: 20 Questions — 107

#26 Post by Jamiet99uk » Thu Apr 20, 2023 11:19 pm

Foxcastle wrote:
Thu Apr 20, 2023 10:42 pm
9. Jamie could, as a British person, correct sweet where he is wrong
I don't think that should count towards the 20, lol.
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Re: 20 Questions — 107

#27 Post by sweetandcool » Thu Apr 20, 2023 11:22 pm

Jamiet99uk wrote:
Thu Apr 20, 2023 11:18 pm
sweetandcool wrote:
Thu Apr 20, 2023 9:44 pm
Jamiet99uk wrote:
Thu Apr 20, 2023 9:32 pm


Well, he might have been Irish.
This is where it gets confusing for us Americans. I've always thought calling someone British meant they hailed from the UK. And calling someone English means they are from England specifically, Welsh for Wales, Irish for Ireland, Scottish for Scotland.

Could you, as a British person, correct me where I am wrong?
Ireland is a separate country. Now as a technicality, it wasn't in 1900, but many of its people wanted it to be. Most Irish people you meet today would be slightly offended if you called them "British".
Whoops, forgive my ignorance, I don't know how it slipped past me that most of Ireland is independent nowadays. My whole life is a lie :O

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Re: 20 Questions — 107

#28 Post by Octavious » Thu Apr 20, 2023 11:23 pm

An Irishman in the 1800s could be described as British. So could Australians for that matter. For some people it would probably be a more accurate description than others, but it would be hard to argue that it is wrong
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Re: 20 Questions — 107

#29 Post by Foxcastle » Thu Apr 20, 2023 11:48 pm

Jamiet99uk wrote:
Thu Apr 20, 2023 11:19 pm
Foxcastle wrote:
Thu Apr 20, 2023 10:42 pm
9. Jamie could, as a British person, correct sweet where he is wrong
I don't think that should count towards the 20, lol.
Perhaps I could replace it, if only someone were to ask a question...
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Re: 20 Questions — 107

#30 Post by Jamiet99uk » Thu Apr 20, 2023 11:49 pm

Foxcastle wrote:
Thu Apr 20, 2023 11:48 pm
Jamiet99uk wrote:
Thu Apr 20, 2023 11:19 pm
Foxcastle wrote:
Thu Apr 20, 2023 10:42 pm
9. Jamie could, as a British person, correct sweet where he is wrong
I don't think that should count towards the 20, lol.
Perhaps I could replace it, if only someone were to ask a question...
Was he an artist and/or entertainer?
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Re: 20 Questions — 107

#31 Post by Foxcastle » Fri Apr 21, 2023 12:02 am

Jamiet99uk wrote:
Thu Apr 20, 2023 11:49 pm
Foxcastle wrote:
Thu Apr 20, 2023 11:48 pm
Jamiet99uk wrote:
Thu Apr 20, 2023 11:19 pm


I don't think that should count towards the 20, lol.
Perhaps I could replace it, if only someone were to ask a question...
Was he an artist and/or entertainer?
No

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Re: 20 Questions — 107

#32 Post by sweetandcool » Fri Apr 21, 2023 4:00 am

Known for exploration or settlement or Oregon Trail?

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Re: 20 Questions — 107

#33 Post by Dousing » Fri Apr 21, 2023 4:54 am

Did they ever command troops or fight in the army?

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Re: 20 Questions — 107

#34 Post by Foxcastle » Fri Apr 21, 2023 10:56 am

sweetandcool wrote:
Fri Apr 21, 2023 4:00 am
Known for exploration or settlement or Oregon Trail?
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Re: 20 Questions — 107

#35 Post by Foxcastle » Fri Apr 21, 2023 11:00 am

Dousing wrote:
Fri Apr 21, 2023 4:54 am
Did they ever command troops or fight in the army?
No, you are not looking for a military man

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Re: 20 Questions — 107

#36 Post by damo666 » Fri Apr 21, 2023 11:00 am

sweetandcool wrote:
Thu Apr 20, 2023 9:44 pm
Jamiet99uk wrote:
Thu Apr 20, 2023 9:32 pm
sweetandcool wrote:
Thu Apr 20, 2023 7:31 pm
Now that I think about it, that was a pretty silly question. A white, english speaking, not british dude, before 1900 would almost certainly be american.
Well, he might have been Irish.
This is where it gets confusing for us Americans. I've always thought calling someone British meant they hailed from the UK. And calling someone English means they are from England specifically, Welsh for Wales, Irish for Ireland, Scottish for Scotland.

Could you, as a British person, correct me where I am wrong?
This is a bit of a hornet's nest.

Nobody was British before 1707 the he Acts of Union.

Nobody in Ireland was British before 1801. Most people in Ireland after 1937 (I think) were not British although some in Northern Ireland are.

Confusingly Ireland is and never has been part of Great Britain.

How people identify is even more confusing. For example my official nationality is British but I identify as English and Irish.

So, Fox's no to British didn't even rule out English, Welsh or Scots people who lived before 1707.

I shouldn't have asked British, I should have said something like "native to the British Isles'. (Look it up).

Btw are Canadians Americans?

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Re: 20 Questions — 107

#37 Post by damo666 » Fri Apr 21, 2023 11:03 am

Foxcastle wrote:
Fri Apr 21, 2023 12:02 am
Jamiet99uk wrote:
Thu Apr 20, 2023 11:49 pm
Foxcastle wrote:
Thu Apr 20, 2023 11:48 pm


Perhaps I could replace it, if only someone were to ask a question...
Was he an artist and/or entertainer?
No
For clarification does this mean we know he is not a literary man?

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Re: 20 Questions — 107

#38 Post by damo666 » Fri Apr 21, 2023 11:04 am

Lawman?

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Re: 20 Questions — 107

#39 Post by Foxcastle » Fri Apr 21, 2023 11:19 am

damo666 wrote:
Fri Apr 21, 2023 11:00 am
Btw are Canadians Americans?
No (though they are North American, perhaps even Northest American...)

And you should feel free to understand my response to question 8 in the same way that you might understand it in the opening sentences of a Wikipedia article.

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Re: 20 Questions — 107

#40 Post by Foxcastle » Fri Apr 21, 2023 11:21 am

damo666 wrote:
Fri Apr 21, 2023 11:03 am
Foxcastle wrote:
Fri Apr 21, 2023 12:02 am
Jamiet99uk wrote:
Thu Apr 20, 2023 11:49 pm


Was he an artist and/or entertainer?
No
For clarification does this mean we know he is not a literary man?
That question does not cover that, but I will let you know he is not a literary man for free.

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