How come we don't use the term Esian ???  Do YOU LIKE ?
595723
Because it looks too much like a typo.
916542
Good question Sian,why do we?.......'cos we don't seem to learn sod all from it!
763415
especially ask...what's with that word?  Why do people find that so hard to say??  It's usually a certain "culture" that has trouble with it....and no, I'm not prejudice,I'm just saying...
939573
I think it's extremely petty!\nBut some people are hypersensitive.  (And sometimes I think the Yahoo! Answers people may be so swamped they don't always really look at the object of the complaint.)\nI don't know why that same three-letter word attached to "hole" is such a no-no in America. Personally, it's my favorite insult since it doesn't dis anyone's parents, is non-racist, non-sexist and doesn't touch on anyone religious beliefs. But there you go!\nNext time I guess to be safe you'll just have to say donkey.
365586
The term "America" is not the formally correct name for anything in particular.  You're right: the name comes from Amerigo Vespucci.  If I remember correctly some French guy started calling the western hemisphere America, after that Vespucci dude's name, and it caught on.  An alternative name for the western hemisphere is "Columbia," as in Washington, District of Columbia or the South American country called by the Spanish version of the name "Colombia."  I guess somewhere along the line people started shortening the name United States of America to simply America.  Then that caught on.  I don't know why those people didn't just shorten it to USA.  Anyhow, I think when most people these days say "America" what they mean is USA.  Of course the case could be different in a few hundred years.  It's funny how language evolves, huh?
357997
why don't you just call it?
1068266
I used to hate my middle name when I was younger.  Now I love it and proud of it.  \nI think people may be embarassed about it just because it is rarely used.  You're just not comfortable with it.
144489
I am white and I would never use that word. Among our friends, I can't think of anyone who uses that word so please do not classify all whites in the same category, okay? Oh to answer your question. NO, it is not OKAY!
195273
I don't like the whole PC nomenclature because it's all based on physical characteristics anyway. Someone else mentioned white South Africans and alluded to the fact that they aren't truly African. Is that just because whites immigrated there from Europe or are descendants of those Europeans who claimed the land as their own? Well then, if those old "land bridge" theories are correct, then instead of referring to anyone as "Native Americans," we need to understand that technically, they are probably "Asian-Americans." Just how far back in one's ancestry do we need to go? And why isn't "European-American" as widely accepted and used as the other "(continent)-American" forms? And if I become a citizen of Berlin, will I be a "North American-German" or just "American-German"? "American-European"? And why aren't Middle Eastern natives referred to as "Asian-Americans"? Why are they often called "Muslims" and "Hindus" instead? Why aren't the rest of us referred to by our religious affiliations (if applicable)?\n\nThere are no perfect "labels" we can use - not everyone will be satisfied. What we need to remember is that the *intent* of someone's writing/speech is the important thing. Some black comedians have ridiculed the whole "African-American" terminology since it didn't magically make everything better. Furthermore, if someone says something such as, "That's just typical African-American behavior," is that person suddenly "sensitive" for using the proper PC term? How about "Hey, you know how those Asian-Americans are"?\n\nJust my two cents - we need to try to respect each other and accept our differences before we can really become color-blind.\n\n(EDIT: Hey gogo, does that mean Margaret Thatcher is "African-American"? What about Vladimir Putin? Osama bin Laden? Saddam Hussein? Ichiro Suzuki? We're *all* "African-American"?)\n\n(EDIT 2: My point is that we shouldn't be "concerned" *only* with the "hyphenated American" labels - that's a rather nationalistic viewpoint, don't you think? If we *in the United States* are *all* "African-Americans," then those in other countries are thus "African-[insert country.....or continent.....or something]." I wanted to extend this beyond our borders since not all of the world's 6.5 billion people ["humanity"] are living within the United States and/or the rest of the American continents.)
191088
I don't mind it, if I can tell the person is trying to get it right but is learning something new. But, I do hate it when people use IM-type slang! \nI use slang when I'm IM-ing so I'm not saying there's not a place for it. I just think this is not the place.\n\nBy the way, I thought it was hilarious that you spelled "grammar" wrong in your question!!! And your apostrophes are backwards, too!
1159824
Because that's how their parents and friends and everyone else says it.  It annoys me, too, but I don't judge.  We still understand the word, after all.
920978
If that's just a fancy way of asking whether plants or animals have what humans would call ESP, why not ? even some humans have ESP.
287161
Yes, I just discovered that myself today.  I had to type the word out.  Maybe it's so people can't type 6nine?  That's the only logical thing I could come up with.
1081307
We don't! We don't PREFER it to the normal but a lot of people will do it sometimes. I personally do not like it at all, and will never try it.
370794
WOW!!!! There are no E's... which is the most commonly used letter in our language!!!1
520414
I don't think it necessarily is, however, I do think that the word used above (starts with N) should not be used by anyone.  Black or white, it is still a racial term.  Sy what you will, the simple fact that it's groundings are where they, says it is not a word that should be used anywhere, by anyone.
1066802
I guess it depends on your dictionary. I didn't see it in Webster's. You must be using a special, childish, name-calling version.