> BTW--a lot of furor lately about calling American citizens "refugees" as
> though they lived in Mogadishu. What did New Orleans look like after
> the storm actually stopped, Long Beach Island? And "refugee" seems
> preferable to a word that sounds vaguely like someone had just gone to
> the bathroom.
"Refugee" connotes (denotes?) people seeking refuge from another country.
These are American citizens (George W, his mother's views, and the "send
them back to Africa" Confederate wing of the Republican Party not
withstanding).
"Evacuees" is the comfortable term.
Get your sophisticated ear on, Ken!!
Stephen V
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