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		thomassmith65 1 day ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Germany votes to bring in voluntary military servi... I don't know what to tell you. We used 'Russians' and Soviets interchangeably during the Cold War, even if it was technically inaccurate. I'm not sure if anyone remembers the song 'Russians' by Sting anymore, but that's a good example. This is like someone correcting me for saying 'an LP' instead of 'a vinyl' despite my being an analog native :)

nephihaha 1 day ago [–]

I'm sure you did. We did too. Some people still refer to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland as "England"... Or all of the Netherlands as "Holland".

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