America is the name of a whole continent. United States of America means that the United States belongs to America and NOT that America belongs to the United States. So, next time you want to refer to The United States of America, you can do it as U.S. or the States or whatever you want but not as only America. Gotcha?
Here we will show you some wrong and correct uses of the term America:
Please, note that this page in not about demonyms (gentilics) but about the way to call a country.
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Let the world know that USA should not be called America! America is one whole continent.
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Hi Mrs. Anonymous!
If English Wikipedia says “America is the short name for the country of United States”, then should you take that as a fact just because it’s written in Wikipedia (as a source)?
Or would you do the right thing and say that it’s best NOT to trust, believe in and agree to any Wikipedia information anymore because they give out the wrong definitions for words (such as America)?
Just remember we all know America truly is the name of the New World!
I look forward to hearing ONLY you answer my question … and again I am NOT wanting anyone else to answer this question! I will just ignore them if they respond.
USA is not America but there is a fact that they are million of dicuments that call the US America, officials use America many people use America to call the US wether is righ ot not it is a fact that it is used by million of people. Wikipedia actually shows document, and what is important dictionaries in English have a definition for America as the US. USA is not America but it doesn't elimanate the fact that people call the US as America. People how wrote that article in Wikipedia have the right to write as America it may not be accurate, correct, or morally correct, but they can because the dictionaries support them. That is how it works.
Mrs. Anonymus is an intelligent person and she recognizes the issues at hand, you just want validation of Mrs. Anonymus but I am certain that she is in my side because we share the same facts.
And stop calling me "they" or a guy, I already told you that I am female.
“And stop calling me "they" or a guy, I already told you that I am female.”.
LOL and that is because …
1. I don’t ever think of “Andy” as a girl’s name!
2. I don’t really know you. I haven’t seen you in person!
3. I don’t ever want to believe in anything you say anymore!
4. I just think you are that same girl that has given yourself the extra 2 names “Andrea” and “Andy or Andrea” … being as you enjoy giving out my 2nd name! There is no need for you to mention it!
Overall, if many people think I’m annoying, well at least they better know that you are as much annoying as me! : )
And if you want me to stop calling you "they" or “a guy” …
then DON’T ever say “I’m giving out false information” because it’s NOT FALSE as I use my logical sense for the name “Caribbean America”! I can say that it is BOTH NOT a fact —>(because it’s not a real name found in geography text books, Wikipedia or in any sources) … NOR a false statement —>(I don’t make it up because I’m using logical sense, it is a nice name for the Caribbean Island countries/territories that are all located within the Caribbean Sea and because of course LOGIC is real, makes sense and forever exists)!
So you can choose (1)to be friends with me now (by NOT saying I’m “Ignorant”, “Obnoxious”, “Stupid”, “a Troll”, etc. because I’m not and actually start trying to abstain from unnecessary comments or (2)still keep on being unfriendly and not stop writing out unnecessary/ridiculous messages which means I won’t stop calling you a guy!
Now, what will it be?
I will just ignore you in a friendly way.
Don't engage with me ever again.
What I have learned about WIKIpedia is that is an open source information where people can plug into the information and state their resources. So, at the same time that the adamant people who believe that America is the name of the USA and that there are two continents in America write their pieces in Wikipedia, those who like us, know that the name America is and was given to the new world the one continent and not two, also write in their pieces in Wikipedia. That is why you might find the two views in the same wiki and that is why people use it as proof or facts. Usually though, those who write for the name America to be the USA, also make comments that the name is also used for the continent and you might find the same on the other side. So, is it the best resource to be trusted? Perhaps not the best but it is the most available in the internet where one can just link stuff to forums like this.
However, one can read on the WIKI and figure out very quickly which WIKI has good resources, and which one does not. Which one seems more logical and which on seems to be more of an opinion of some sort.
What needed to be said it said, so now both of you Craig Lungren (USA is NOT America) and David, shut up and go away. Stop giving false information and making up things.
People if you see this two users, they are just trolls and obnoxious people that come to this site to annoy, being stubborn and ingorant.
What needed to be said is told WRONG by Andy themself, so now both of you Andy (“Andrea” and “Andy or Andrea ”) and David, shut up and go away.
I do NOT give out false information and make things up. It’s ONLY you 2 that do!
People if you see those two users as I have mentioned above, they are just trolls and obnoxious people that come to this site to annoy, being stubborn and ignorant.
I am NOT at all being stubborn, ignorant or any of the negative. I do NOT at all come to this site to annoy!
It’s just Andy, Andrea and Andy or Andrea that purposely plans to write unnecessary messages!
Remeber people if you ever see
David and his multiple names: En Hecho, jsmith, Facts are Facts, eyes have it, yoo boboo, etc
and
USA is NOT America (Canada) or Craig Lungren
Report them please. And ignore them as much as possible. Or else they will annoy you.
That is my reqiest, please.
SHUT UP! I am NOT one of David’s Names. You just say that on purpose to have a lot of others believe you which isn’t funny. You just want to lie a lot!
I think these extra names are NOT the other names of Annoying David after all but are pretty much on his side of what they say America is: En Hecho, jsmith, Facts are Facts, eyes have it, yoo boboo, etc! Only these names would be necessary to report.
Remember people if you ever see Andy, Andrea and Andy or Andrea in whom I believe is the same individual … Report them please because they are ridiculous, they enjoy being your world’s leader and they think that they can be correct in everything. That is my request, please!
DO NOT forget that I am on the same side with all those who say America is the name of the New World ever since 1507! I really love the major of people on this site and I hope that they don’t think I am the only one going crazy, nuts, etc. but that “Andy”, “Andrea” and “Andy or Andrea” is as ridiculous!
USA is not America (Craig Lungren)
People that come in here I have a request, please give this guy the same treatment as David. Ignore him and don't reply to him. It seems tha basic logic and facts don't work with him.
Everytime you see one of his replies, please report him. That will help for mantaining this site as clean as possible.
“People that come in here I have a request, please give this guy the same treatment as David.” That’s wrong and unacceptable.
“Ignore him and don't reply to him”. That’s acceptable.
“It seems that basic logic and facts don't work with him.” You ARE wrong. They both are real.
“Everytime you see one of his replies, please report him. That will help for maintaining this site as clean as possible.” That is wrong, you ARE just saying that to be ridiculously insane when you know I clearly don’t make up false information because it clearly makes sense.
So Andy or Andrea (“Andy” and “Andrea”)
People that come in here … I have a request, please give this girl or guy the same treatment as David that doesn’t know what is simple logic anymore and doesn’t know what is appropriate to say and what isn’t appropriate.
Every time you see one of his/her replies, please report them because they say things about me way too much that they become untrusted and everything from them starts to be considered all made up as false information (even if anything they say is actually a fact).
They like to say ridiculous statements many times just to have everything be their way all the time.
I will start to downvote each and everyone of their comments no matter what they say from now on being as they don’t know how to be friends (with someone such as myself) … when of course I am NOT at all like Annoying David who rather goes against American History and thinks America is just 1 country (being United States) when it actually was born in 1507 to be the name of the New World!
That will surely help for maintaining this site to be considered what is necessary … for clean up as possible!
Remeber people if you ever see
David and his multiple names: En Hecho, jsmith, Facts are Facts, eyes have it, yoo boboo, etc
and
USA is NOT America (Canada) or Craig Lungren
Report them please. And ignore them as much as possible. Or else they will annoy you.
That is my reqiest, please.
SHUT UP. I am NOT one of David’s names.
Remember people if you ever see Andy, Andrea and Andy or Andrea in whom I believe is the same individual … Report them please because they are ridiculous, they enjoy being your world’s leader and they think that they can be correct in everything. That is my request, please!
DO NOT forget that I am on the same side with all those who say America is the name of the New World ever since 1507! I really love the major of people on this site and I hope that they don’t think I am the only one going crazy, nuts, etc. but that “Andy”, “Andrea” and “Andy or Andrea” is just as ridiculous as me!
Have you ever wonder, Mrs. Anonymous, why anglosphere textbooks are so thick? The model of those countries is just give load of information but don't giving background nor detailing it. Just compare Algebra textbooks from the anglosphere against the Álgebra de Baldor that is used in many countries of Latin America or against a Japanese textbook that tend to be thin.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhSjYT7pWkw this video was hilarious!!!
Yes and I have been asking here to share documents on when was it that the one continent turned into two and when was it that America lost its name to a country in the same America the continent? Not one has given a specific document or fact in this blog. I think it is because there is nothing to support the claim and it is only something that has been pushed on by leaders? media? who knows by whom but that it has been pushed it has.
Regarding the question of Mrs. Anonymus.
You are correct, if you ask someone from the US or Canada, why is Central America part of NA and SA (because Central America is part of the Caribben Plate), they will answer: "because it looks like it belong to NA; they also say that NA and SA ae visually distinct but that doesn't makes sense because a whole isn't going to look alike. For Example I am whole but my north that is my head is visually distinct from that of my South that are my legs. Still I am a whole being. My north and my south will never be visually similar. The same case is with America, NA and SA for obvious reason will not be similar because they form a whole. I hope you get what I am saying.
That is critical thinking, but people from the US and Canada are mindlessly taught that 1=2, they never question what are they being taught they just take from granted nosense. That is not the only case specially in the US.
I think that's a United Statian thing. I would not bring Canadians into the picture.
Good example! I also think that the textbooks have been changing in the last generations. Years ago, I saw a map of the two continent view of the English mostly, since the textbook was at a school in the USA, which had Central America as part of their South American continent. I became interested in finding out what is going on with this especially since I went to elementary in my county in Central America where they teach the original One continent named America. Then in other textbooks, in later years closer to now, Central America is put in as part of North America. However, I asked in this blog sometime ago, why is it that the USA uses a map of a supposed continent of North America but it seems that is not used politically, or at least publicly, that the immigrants who come from Central America through the southern border are NEVER called "North Americans" but only Central Americans.
And I also asked many times that if in the USA they teach that Central America is part of the North American Continent, how come the USA didn't include all the countries in C.A. in their NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement) but they only included the 3 original ( as I learned) countries in North America which are; Canada, USA and Mexico. The USA is not constant in what they want the world to perceive as they see fit, like for example that they are America and there are two continents in America. In my opinion, USA and any other country who uses the name America for the USA and the two continent in America have not really established any fact or proof on what they attest.
The concept that is liteally used by everyone, international organizations, geographers, economic groups, political organizations is "Latin America and the Caribbean" because it includes all countries south from the USA; and it can't be just Latin America as Belize and Suriname that are not part of Latin America but are part of the Caribbean nonetheless. That is why the concept tha is used in the real world whe comparing THE AMERICAS is Northern America vs. Latin America and the Caribbean. Panama is the Caribbean, Guatemala is the Caribbean, Costa Rica is the Caribbean, etc.
I don’t care what the real world uses according to you. The Caribbean does not need to have anything to do with Central and South American countries.
This is why Mrs. Anonymous is so much nicer to talk to than someone like you. I will always find someone nice like her for anything that should be correct! :D
Downvotes don’t really count for this comment, Period!
According to me? No, according to me not. Literally said: international organizations, geographers, economic groups, political organizations.
You Craig Lungren, are not different from David thinking his opinions are valid. They are not.
So keep "Caribbean America" for youself because it isn't a thing in the real world, as much of the real world uses North America and South America or North A, Central A and the Antilles and South A.
Those what the real world uses. Those are the ways people are taught all over the world. Not something that YOU made up, for no logical reason. "Caribbean America" is not logical and it is irrational.
I am DIFFERENT from David because I NEVER think his opinions are valid. I agree with you that they are not.
So I don’t have to keep "Caribbean America" all to myself because it is a real name for the real world even if it isn’t named that way in any languages! The real world is interesting that it uses North America and South America or North A, Central A and the Antilles and South A. That is great that “they are those what the real world uses. Those are the ways people are taught all over the world”. I am not making it made up, because "Caribbean America" IS logical and it is NOT irrational.
But you are delusional because if Central America is supposed to be 2 divisions, then NOT even 1 division should be called Central America like that by itself.
That proves you are the one that is stubborn, stupid and ignorant. Your facts are NOT real because I do NOT make up false information, PERIOD!
"Realistic Opinion on a division name (such as Caribbean America and anything similar) is what this site is for and DOES MATTER as much as all facts!"
No it doesn't this site should only care about the facts, you can't make a realistic change basing yourself using opinions, the purpose of this site is to recollect the information necessay for the understanding and gather knowledge about this topic. That is why I stay up late searching in maps, articles, news, books, dictionaries. That is why I could find how to write both America and "United States" in 108 languages, also official documents like passports even though I haven' finished the passports of each country yet. I took this seriously that is why I don't care about my opinions, I only care about what is in the table.
When I entered this website I thought if I can make it more friendly, that is why I put Andy, my nickname. But you are deluding yourself thinking it is 3 people.
Excuse yourself because there is NO such rule that should have this site only care about the facts according to you. Nothing has anything to do with a realistic change just to say what realistically makes sense even if what you are saying doesn’t really exist. I understand “the purpose of this site is to recollect the information necessary for the understanding and gather knowledge about this topic” which is great! That is nice that “you stay up late searching in maps, articles, news, books, dictionaries. That is good as to why you could find out how to write both “America” and "United States" in 108 languages, also official documents like passports even though you haven't finished the passports of each country yet”.
That is cool that you took that seriously and is okay if you don't care about your own opinions! That is good that you only care about what is in the table.
When you entered this website, that is cool that you thought if you can make it more friendly and is great as to why you put Andy, your nickname.
But that doesn’t mean that I am deluding myself to think it is 3 people. The reason is, I do NOT and never will believe in your ridiculous comments because simple/realistic logic exists forever whether you like it or not (especially for Caribbean America)!
I don't think we can resolve our differences, because you keep making up fasle information. And again, I will repeat, you are stubborn, obnoxious and ignorant. Keep deluding yourself in somehting that isn't true.
You just disagree with the literal definition of facts. See how stupid you can be.
And Andy is the diminutive or nickname of Andrea and Andrew as Bob is for Robert; Edward -->ED; Nicholas-->Nick; Alfred --> Fred. See how much of a stubborn you are.
Jeez, I really hoped this site has some sort of moderation in order to keep people like you and David out.
I already told you Caribbean America can't be a division because the Caribbean is not only the islands. The Islands are part of the region of the Antilles. It is not Caribbean America, Antilles America. It is the ANTILLES or Insular America, because it is the ISLANDS (INSULAR) part of America. It is not hard to understand.
North America
Central America
--Antilles
South America.
If is already a geopolitcal, historical region of America, "Caribbean America" is redundant and doesn't make sense. You don't say Balcanic Europe or Baltic Europe or Magreb Africa.
The Caribbean is literally America. The Caribbean is made up of all countries of in Central America with the exception of El Salvador, Mexico, Florida (US) and Colombia, Suriname, Frech Guiana, Guyana and Venezuela.
The ANTILLES are the Islands and it is also called academically Insular America or/and Insular Central America defined literally by Pan American Institute of Geography and History that is a branch of OAS. And even the Geographic Names Information System, INEGI, Alphanumeric ISO and all the other organizations that works along and recollect information to make things like google maps.
You are disagreeing with literal facts, resarch and studies. That is ingnorance and stubbornnes.
It is North America, Central America and the Antilles, and South America.
Everything you said next is just wrong because I don’t ignore anything and has nothing to do with stubbornness. You just write unnecessary remarks way to much!
Again, I am not making up false information. You just completely called yourself stubborn, obnoxious, and ignorant! Because I am NOT any of those! I am NOT deluding myself because it is TRUE!
I am NOT at all disagreeing with the literal definition of facts. See how stupid yourself can be. And I am NOT agreeing to your ridiculous “Andy is the diminutive or nickname of Andrea and Andrew as Bob is for Robert; Edward -->ED; Nicholas-->Nick; Alfred --> Fred.” I am NOT at all stubborn because you are made up of ignorance so much.
Jeez, I really hoped that you knew that I am NOTHING like David. A moderator would know that I make sense and that someone like you doesn’t know when to start trying to resolve our differences together. You are someone who should be kept out along with David because you and him don’t know how to be friends with others such as myself!
I already told you Caribbean America is a real division because the Caribbean is its own division that contains its islands only while Central and South American countries are supposed to only be a part of their own divisions. I am saying it is cool that the islands are part of the region known as the Antilles and I am not against it. The Antilles IS the Caribbean American Division! That is okay if it’s the ANTILLES or Insular America making up the Caribbean America Division, because I understand that it is the ISLANDS! (INSULAR) is just another word and NOT related to Caribbean! I told you before, the Caribbean has to do with the Caribbean Sea and it’s location IS part of America. It is not that hard for you to understand!
You are literally like a terraplanist, Craing Lungren. XD that is so funny. I really hoped this site would have moderation.