[Talk] the states

看板EngTalk (全英文聊天)作者 (divineheart)時間14年前 (2011/09/20 16:12), 編輯推噓1(105)
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so iv notice a lot of people uses the phrase "the states" examples are blah blah blah, when are you going back to the states blah or blah blah blah, we dont have that in the states but you dont really see native americans uses the word and it sometimes bothers time when we say "the states" someone enlighten me? -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 117.56.96.88 ※ 編輯: Divineheart 來自: 117.56.96.88 (09/20 16:13)

09/20 16:45, , 1F
i don't think the 3,610,000 searching results on
09/20 16:45, 1F

09/20 16:45, , 2F
google are from non-native speakers
09/20 16:45, 2F

09/20 16:46, , 3F
all
09/20 16:46, 3F

09/22 04:23, , 4F
Americans say "go home" lol. But "the States" is
09/22 04:23, 4F

09/22 04:23, , 5F
pretty common even with native speakers.
09/22 04:23, 5F

09/22 04:24, , 6F
BTW "native Americans" are American Indians :)
09/22 04:24, 6F
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