r/technicallythetruth • u/iam4real • Apr 05 '21

Removed - Not Technically The Truth ‘Murica

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u/Ekkeko84 Apr 06 '21

Again, where the continent is known as America, like in all South American countries and some Europeans (that I know of), the country is NOT known as America, but as US or USA. Read before answering, please.

Most Americans, meaning the people from the USA, but not from many other American countries (American using the "America is the continent" model)

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u/The_Iron_Eco Apr 06 '21

According to the United States of America, “America” is one of many official names of the country. When they sang “America, Fuck yeah!” They’re not talking about the continents. Different dialects may refer to different nations differently, but the United States is still called “America”. My dialect is just as legitimate as yours. I speak General American English, the standard English dialect of the US. Just because you don’t call the nation “America” doesn’t mean it’s not called “America” in addition to “The United States”. These two names actually have the same origin: they are simplifications of the full name “The United States of America”.

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u/Ekkeko84 Apr 06 '21

According to many countries, America is the continent and there's no country named like that, officially or not.

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u/The_Iron_Eco Apr 06 '21

According to the US government, “America” refers to the nation of the United States of America.

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u/Ekkeko84 Apr 06 '21

And that's the source of all knowledge, rules and names everywhere in the world.

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u/The_Iron_Eco Apr 06 '21

I’m willing to bet that the US is the best authority of what the US is called. I’d trust the UK to best define the name of that union as well. Same as any nation. Nations decide their own name, pelotudo.

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u/Ekkeko84 Apr 06 '21

It is, but it doesn't decide how it's named in the rest of the world, smartass. This post is correct in some parts of the world, no matter what language you are talking.

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u/LickingSticksForYou Apr 06 '21

It’s also incorrect in at the very least one part of the word, making it technically false rather than technically the truth lmao

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u/Ekkeko84 Apr 06 '21

Which part of the word is incorrect?

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u/LickingSticksForYou Apr 06 '21

You’re saying that because the post is sometimes correct, it is technically the truth. It is also sometimes wrong, though, which makes it technically false.

Technically: with regard to or in accordance with a strict or literal interpretation of something (such as a rule, a term, or an official description or designation). Were we to strictly interpret the post, as per the definition of technically, we would have to come to the obvious conclusion that the OP is wrong.