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   timberwraith (timberwraith@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 26-Aug-2026 01:25:40 JST timberwraith

   I had no idea who Usain Bolt was until now.

   Also, my brain "autocorrected" Usain to usian (US-ian), which is the vaguely derogatory word substitution for "american" a word that I mostly refuse to use.

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     Rich Felker (dalias@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 26-Aug-2026 01:25:40 JST Rich Felker

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     @timberwraith I never understood it as derogatory just as rejecting the idea that "American" should refer specifically to the US rather than to the whole North and South American continents.