We mean no harm - some of us are wordsmiths - and the term "Nationals" is a really out-of-date word... see
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=56706 for a huge thread on this.
With more and more international teams playing in the three events held concurrently, I think it's only appropriate to correct someone when they use the old word.
But that's off-topic. Glad you had a good time. I clocked over 36 miles on the pedometer - I don't think people realize how large and spaced apart everything is until they go there. It's unfortunate that there is so much going on at the same time that you can't possibly experience everything.