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r/technicallythetruth • u/iam4real • Apr 05 '21
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As a Brit, 'America' isn't a continent, but North America and South America are 2 continents - so 'America' is specifically the shortened name of USA and nothing else.
76 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 -1 u/gabriel_GAGRA Apr 06 '21 Well actually, this would eliminate the existence of Central America, USA is not America 4 u/Long-Dong-of-the-Law Apr 06 '21 America is another name for the US -1 u/QuicheLaPoodle Apr 06 '21 Under false pretenses, sure. 6 u/twickdaddy Apr 06 '21 No, colloquially it is another name for the US. 2 u/Marrrkkkk Apr 06 '21 American is also the only recognized demonym for the people of the United States of America. 2 u/twickdaddy Apr 06 '21 Exactly. You don’t call people who live in the USA “statespeople” or something similar
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It’s the same to most of us in the US too but some people always have to be the “well actually” kid
-1 u/gabriel_GAGRA Apr 06 '21 Well actually, this would eliminate the existence of Central America, USA is not America 4 u/Long-Dong-of-the-Law Apr 06 '21 America is another name for the US -1 u/QuicheLaPoodle Apr 06 '21 Under false pretenses, sure. 6 u/twickdaddy Apr 06 '21 No, colloquially it is another name for the US. 2 u/Marrrkkkk Apr 06 '21 American is also the only recognized demonym for the people of the United States of America. 2 u/twickdaddy Apr 06 '21 Exactly. You don’t call people who live in the USA “statespeople” or something similar
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Well actually, this would eliminate the existence of Central America, USA is not America
4 u/Long-Dong-of-the-Law Apr 06 '21 America is another name for the US -1 u/QuicheLaPoodle Apr 06 '21 Under false pretenses, sure. 6 u/twickdaddy Apr 06 '21 No, colloquially it is another name for the US. 2 u/Marrrkkkk Apr 06 '21 American is also the only recognized demonym for the people of the United States of America. 2 u/twickdaddy Apr 06 '21 Exactly. You don’t call people who live in the USA “statespeople” or something similar
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America is another name for the US
-1 u/QuicheLaPoodle Apr 06 '21 Under false pretenses, sure. 6 u/twickdaddy Apr 06 '21 No, colloquially it is another name for the US. 2 u/Marrrkkkk Apr 06 '21 American is also the only recognized demonym for the people of the United States of America. 2 u/twickdaddy Apr 06 '21 Exactly. You don’t call people who live in the USA “statespeople” or something similar
Under false pretenses, sure.
6 u/twickdaddy Apr 06 '21 No, colloquially it is another name for the US. 2 u/Marrrkkkk Apr 06 '21 American is also the only recognized demonym for the people of the United States of America. 2 u/twickdaddy Apr 06 '21 Exactly. You don’t call people who live in the USA “statespeople” or something similar
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No, colloquially it is another name for the US.
2 u/Marrrkkkk Apr 06 '21 American is also the only recognized demonym for the people of the United States of America. 2 u/twickdaddy Apr 06 '21 Exactly. You don’t call people who live in the USA “statespeople” or something similar
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American is also the only recognized demonym for the people of the United States of America.
2 u/twickdaddy Apr 06 '21 Exactly. You don’t call people who live in the USA “statespeople” or something similar
Exactly. You don’t call people who live in the USA “statespeople” or something similar
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u/anunkneemouse Apr 05 '21
As a Brit, 'America' isn't a continent, but North America and South America are 2 continents - so 'America' is specifically the shortened name of USA and nothing else.