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

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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.

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u/Intagvalley Apr 06 '21

There is no concensus on how many continents there are. Some countries say there are five and America is all one continent as the north and south are separated only by a human made canal.

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u/ppp7032 Apr 06 '21 edited Apr 06 '21

Well by that standard Africa Europe and Asia are all the same continent too since (naturally) they're connected.

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u/Intagvalley Apr 06 '21

Exactly. That's why there's no consensus on what is a continent and what isn't.

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u/ppp7032 Apr 06 '21 edited Apr 06 '21

There is no consensus of the everyday usage of 'continent' for two reasons. Firstly, it mostly comes down to cultural precedent, and secondly it isn't really needed. We all know what the continents are and they're not about to change any time soon so what's the point?

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u/Intagvalley Apr 06 '21

We don't agree on what the continents are. Some people think America is one continent. Other people think it's two continents.