• JimVanDeventer@lemmy.worldOP
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      9 months ago

      No offense intended. I have been to a lot of countries in the Americas and the US (despite being rather big) is not really a place I go to. So when I specify like that, it is from my own experience (and—you know—actual geography and stuff) and I am a little bit sorry to have apparently offended.

      Edit: that sounded sarcastic because it was a bit, but really, I didn’t intend to offend. Sorry, let’s be friends.

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        9 months ago

        Strong agree. For some reason theres a lot of weird US Americans want to claim the word America for their country only. Its silly, ignorant, and rude.

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            9 months ago

            In English, not in general. The continent is called America in lots of languages, but the country is most often referred to as the USA. Because that’s the title the country has chosen for itself.

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              9 months ago

              Yes, we agree that:

              • The continent is called America
              • The country is called the USA

              What I’m stating is that:

              • The adjective for a USA citizen is “American”
              • It is not USAsian or whatever got said above
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          9 months ago

          Because it’s been used that way in English to refer to people living in a specific region (now the US) since the 17th century. Now non-native English speakers are trying to force a change and (rather hilariously) have started taking offense to it. Really must be a blessed life if that’s something worth bitching about.

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              9 months ago

              And none of that has anything to do with the origin of the term “Americans” and its usage in the 17th century to refer to British colonists located in what is now the eastern US.

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            9 months ago

            Its not about Nationalism. Its about geography.

            When you say somethin like “America had had more than one mass shooting on average last year”, you annoy most Americans, who dont have these problems that are specific to the US.

            • JimVanDeventer@lemmy.worldOP
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              9 months ago

              Most people are able to infer—by context—that someone saying “America” means US if the topic is the US. They are—to some extent—colloquially interchange, given context. I just didn’t say it myself because it isn’t normal nor natural here. Again, sorry to everyone hung up on my phrasing because it’s a non-issue as far as I’m concerned. Call yourselves and think of yourselves as whatever you want. You have my blessing and approval.