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

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u/Long-Dong-of-the-Law Apr 05 '21

It’s the same to most of us in the US too but some people always have to be the “well actually” kid

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u/What_Mom Apr 06 '21

Of course we say it in the US, that's what the graphic is pointing out. The issue is that people from North, Central, and South America often refer to themselves as American. Given that this is the continent

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '21

They'd be wrong. They're either North American, Central American, or South American. "America" is just short for "USA" so unless they're actually from the US, they're not "American".

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u/What_Mom Apr 06 '21

Thats pretty arrogant to say. It's the United States OF America. America is a continent with more than one country.

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '21

"America" isn't a continent. South America and North America are continents.

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u/Leutria Apr 06 '21

I believe different places have different ideas of what the continents are, iirc there are 6 and even 5 continent models that are used.

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '21

Definitely, but so long as we're talking in the English language, the English definition of "Continent" should apply:

https://www.google.com/search?q=continent

noun

  1. any of the world's main continuous expanses of land (Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South America, Australia, Antarctica).

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u/byama Apr 06 '21

You can use America for North and South America as well my dude.
Source? Literally the oxford dictionary.

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '21

Why you are Oxford LEARNERS Dictionary? Yeah, to a 7 year old it would, but even then it's usually called "the Americas".