By the way she is a fifth grader. These 5th graders are smarter than their parents.
2007-10-13 10:42:42 · 10 answers · asked by serious 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
It doesn't. Examples: Spaniard, Pole, Swede, Briton, Finn, Philippino, Israeli, Chinese
Respective countries: Spain, Poland, Sweden, Britain, Finland, The Philippines, Israel, China
Edit:
By the way, Dave's Gran, do you mean EnglishmAN, FrenchmAN, DutchmAN?
There are also a couple down there that are thinking about adjectives, not nouns. Tut tut.
2007-10-13 10:48:25 · answer #1 · answered by Helen B 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is an excellent question and I do not know the answer either.
No all nationalities end Wit an. There are Portuguese, Israelis, and Spaniards.
2007-10-13 17:53:10 · answer #2 · answered by DrIG 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well it doesnt end with'an' it ends with 'n'.@ first its America but then you add 'n' so it will be America+n=American!See!I still dont know why it ends that way though,sorry.Oh, by the way "Dave's gran" when she said your not smart she was actually talking about herself!:D
2007-10-17 17:52:34 · answer #3 · answered by ladybug101 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not all nationalities end with 'an' - example: English,Welsh, Irish, Scottish/Scots - I think those that do end 'an' are generally countries with vowel endings - America, Canada, Bulgaria etc etc
2007-10-13 17:54:29 · answer #4 · answered by anneclent@btinternet.com 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yeah right. What about English, Scottish, Irish, Welsh, Swedish, French, Austrian, Russian, Chinese, Japanese
ETC ETC.
Not so clever really...............
2007-10-13 17:51:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think it's all countries that end in a vowel that end in 'an'. When you think about it, it's just the 'n' that's been added.
2007-10-13 17:54:11 · answer #6 · answered by tattyhead65 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
in cases like this i would always tell her to go and ask her mother
2007-10-13 17:57:16 · answer #7 · answered by haveacigar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Englishan, Frenchan, Dutchan?
I dont think either of you are very smart.
2007-10-13 17:48:53 · answer #8 · answered by Dave's gran 1 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Hey, i'm English, so thats not right is it.
2007-10-13 17:52:47 · answer #9 · answered by 7ala is fluffy ? 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
chinese
phillipino
2007-10-13 17:49:49 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋