1.73 USAGE NOTE

Nationality adjectives which end in '-ch', '-sh', '-se', or '-ss' can be used in a similar way, unless there is a separate noun for the people. For example, French people are referred to as 'the French' but Polish people are referred to as 'the Poles'.

• For many years the Japanese have dominated the market for Chinese porcelain.
• Britons are the biggest consumers of chocolate after the Swiss and the Irish.