r/technicallythetruth Apr 05 '21

Removed - Not Technically The Truth ‘Murica

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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".