On 2/14/2011 2:19 PM, Willie Wonka wrote:
> BTW, alienspecimen is just a poke at the gvmt, because prior to becoming a
> citizen I was considered an alien as opposed to being just plain furriner or
> more "sophisticated" foreign national. Always found that hilarious.
And yet - they were correct. Alien is the correct legal description of what you
call a "furriner". The word and its
primary meanings far predate the idea of ETs, starting in the 14th century. In
the case you talk about, it simply meant
that you were a foreign national, not a US citizen.
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alien/, noun/
Definition of /ALIEN/
1*:* a person of another family, race, or nation
2*:* a foreign-born resident who has not been naturalized and is still a
subject or citizen of a foreign country;
/broadly/ *:* a foreign-born citizen
3*:* extraterrestrial
4*:* exotic
Related to /ALIEN/
*Synonyms:* foreign, nonnative
*Antonyms:* domestic, native
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