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ybrah
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Englishman Irishman Chinaman ??
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Cthulhu_
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Logically it would've been Chineseman then, but, I'm no grammar expert.
coldtea
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Natural language doesn't always follow the same structural patterns, even for the same meanings.
What's better to the ear or shorter often prevails over consistency.
anonaccount0413
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Englandman. Irelandman. Chineseman.
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