atw: Merkins?

Brian Clarke wrote:

"A really big problem arises when one of these Merkins is
given rule over
the work of good quality Aussie tech communicators to
produce Aussie
English text for Aussie English users. I have recently
experienced one
such highly self-opinionated Philadelphian in a true Aussie
insurance
firm. She was incensed when I asked the other [Aussie] team
members to
judge her rulings."

Regarding the use of the ugly and derogatory sobriquet
"Merkin" for citizens of the USA, if the lady had read the
Wikipedia entry on "Merkin"
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merkin>, she might be further
incensed.

Peter Fagan
IntraDoc Pty Ltd






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