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Originally Posted by Lalaith
I think in some ways "native" does convey the same sense, because no decent modern English speaker would refer to "natives" except in such a deliberately archaic way, you know...."the heat, the flies, the beat of the tom-toms, the natives were restless that night..."
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Good call, except sometimes these days I hear that phrase used by parents/adults about adolescents out on a Saturday night.
