• merde alors@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    if U.S. is America, than why is it U.S. of America?

    Canadians too are americans, like Mexicans are americans

    imagine if Germans thought that European meant German 🤷

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      1 year ago

      The U.S. are far from the only people that colloquially call us “Americans.” This is a non issue.

      And if you really want to be pedantic, all South Americans are Americans too.

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      1 year ago

      It doesn’t matter what makes sense to you. “American” is the correct term.

      Do you also say “Unitedkingdomers” since the “British Isles” includes the Republic of Ireland?

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        1 year ago

        no, you just say Irish, they’re lucky like that.

        when precision is needed, we also have English, Scottish, Welsh &c.

        Mexicans and Canadians too are Americans. So i will just call you Bob from now on.

        Hello Bob, how’s your day?

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      1 year ago

      Canadians and Mexicans are “North Americans”. Brazilians are “South Americans”. People who live in the US call themselves Americans. That’s just how language works, buddy. If it irritates your pedantic bone so much, the only solution is to build a time machine to go back a few centuries and change it.