When did films become movies?
I got caught out by an American puzzle that used 'silent films' where I would have expected the US term to be 'silent movies'. So I guess films were known as films at some point in the past in the US.
We also used to be English-owned, so there is that. We’ve seen the light since then lol
Also your note reminds me of a town I used to live in named Bourbonnais. It’s supposed to be pronounced how you’d expect to say it in French, but after several decades the citizens decided to break away from their French roots by calling it BURR-BONE-UZ. Really dumb Americanization lol. Good news is that when a college popped up there newcomers started referring to it correctly to sound more fancy. Now there’s a cultural crisis (typically pitting younger/older generations against each other) in the area that is due to differences in pronunciation of the city lol.
Ah that makes sense. Yeah, unfortunately I have practically zero relation to Native Americans. It’s a shame, since they had such an impact to our culture that many of our Midwestern towns are named after native words and names. I’ve never known someone with more than like a quarter Native American blood, and that is a horrifying shame.
Americans like you always seem to have such interesting ancestry.
Not a drop of Italian, despite my mother and I having a bit of a Mediterranean appearance lol
A lot remains to be discovered, so keep hope alive! DNA companies add populations to their databases as research continues.
My ancestry is mostly Irish, with a chunk of English, a small percentage of Viking (probably Danish etc.), Further back, I share DNA with ancient individuals in Italy, Egypt and Greece.
I’m guessing it’s due to being N. Irish?
It’s more about concern for the indigenous American population, although the accounts suggest the local population was welcoming. I can find only one written source, but I’m wondering if it is just putting a good slant on the facts.
Americans like you always seem to have such interesting ancestry.
Not a drop of Italian, despite my mother and I having a bit of a Mediterranean appearance lol
A lot remains to be discovered, so keep hope alive! DNA companies add populations to their databases as research continues.
My ancestry is mostly Irish, with a chunk of English, a small percentage of Viking (probably Danish etc.), Further back, I share DNA with ancient individuals in Italy, Egypt and Greece.
I’m guessing it’s due to being N. Irish?
It’s more about concern for the indigenous American population, although the accounts suggest the local population was welcoming. I can find only one written source, but I’m wondering if it is just putting a good slant on the facts.
Ah that makes sense. Yeah, unfortunately I have practically zero relation to Native Americans. It’s a shame, since they had such an impact to our culture that many of our Midwestern towns are named after native words and names. I’ve never known someone with more than like a quarter Native American blood, and that is a horrifying shame.