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minus-squareTelodzrum@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down2·5 months agoHe hasn’t lived in Queens in decades. He’s still from there.
minus-squaredisguy_ovahea@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-25 months agoIf it read “man from Queens” then it would be technically correct, but still misleading. He changed his residence in 2019. He’s a Florida man now.
minus-squareTelodzrum@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down2·5 months agoHardly, the colloquialism holds. This is a common usage.
minus-squaredisguy_ovahea@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·edit-25 months agoSemantically, sure, but what about clarity? How often is Elon Musk referred to as “South African man?”
minus-squareMindTraveller@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 months agoJust like Hank Hill is a new yorker
He hasn’t lived in Queens in decades. He’s still from there.
If it read “man from Queens” then it would be technically correct, but still misleading. He changed his residence in 2019. He’s a Florida man now.
Hardly, the colloquialism holds. This is a common usage.
Semantically, sure, but what about clarity? How often is Elon Musk referred to as “South African man?”
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Just like Hank Hill is a new yorker