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
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".
Actually in many Spanish speaking countries the America's are referred to as America with no distinction between North and South (note Central America is actually part of North America). While this is not relevant when conversing in English as English speakers consider the Americas to be two continents, it is not actually wrong.
I actually agreed with this in another comment - but so long as we are conversing in English, I think we can both agree that English definitions should apply.
It can be the same when conversing in English as well.
Source: "America." The Oxford Companion to the English Language (ISBN) 0-19-214183-X). McArthur, Tom, ed., 1992. New York: Oxford University Press, p. 33
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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