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What are you doing and where are you from? (Posted on 2004-04-14) Difficulty: 2 of 5
What is the only word in the English language that when capitalized is changed from a noun or a verb to a nationality?

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Some Thoughts ...but english isn't English! | Comment 31 of 40 |

With Penny and Tristan discussing the finer points of 'either', 'or' and 'and', I thought I'd join pedants corner and point out that 'english/English' isn't a valid answer. The problem states that the word must be in the English language and the word 'english' has no meaning in English - it's a US English word.

FWIW the US English word 'english' translates to either 'side' or 'screw' in English.


  Posted by fwaff on 2004-04-15 03:17:16
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