Originally Posted by gilpin
The writer wasn't clueless; he was explaining a usage, not endorsing it. The usage is akin to the British use of the term "Yank" as synonymous with U.S. American, when to an American the word only refers to someone from the Northeast of the country.
Oh, my. That sounds akin to the non-clueless Yanks who think that everyone from the UK is English!
cheers,
Henry