all-American girl

[Do228]

When somebody has an US-American mother and a South American (Brazilian) father or vice versa, but was born on another continent, can she call herself an "all-American girl"?

 

[bhaisahab]

This is not an English language question so I have moved it to a more appropriate forum.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

When somebody has an American mother and a Brazilian father or vice versa (no comma - the clause doesn't end there) but was born on another continent, can she call herself an "all-American girl"?

Yes. The expression doesn't refer to lineage. It refers to cultural identity. So if she lives the lifestyle of the dominant (middle-class) culture here, she can call herself and all-American girl.

 

[GoesStation]

Write a US, not "an US". The name of the letter U sounds like the word you, which begins with a consonant sound, so an is not appropriate.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

Glad you added that. I wasn't sure which to fix, but decided to change US because a US mother isn't natural. But yes, putting an in front of a yoo sound is wrong, wrong, wrong.