Lol, the 1 Down-Vote really comes from the Stupid David of USA - who has given me his own version of a thumbs-up to my comment which is TRUE!

Even the 1st thumbs-down to this comment will be coming from him. 🙂

Lol, I rather be a proud American, rather than a “Pariasian”. Therefore, North America or America (either way) will remain as the name of my continent. It will not be “Parias” at all. 🙂

If the Western Hemisphere is home to two continents:

Continent of Parias - Everything/everyone north of Panama Canal is Pariasian.

Continent of America - Everything/everyone south of Panama Canal is American.

[North America is where Colombia, Venezuela, etc.. are located. South America is where Argentina, Chile, Uruguay etc.. are located. Somewhere in between is Central America.]

If the Western Hemisphere is home to one continent:

Continent of America - Everything/everyone from Greenland to Argentina is American.

Facts don't care about our feelings.

No Thanks. That would NOT make sense for America to be the countries of South America only if the western hemisphere is home to 2 continents, while it at the same time includes all the countries both north & south of the Panama Canal if the Western Hemisphere is home to 1 continent.

I will always remain as an AMERICAN in every continent model, regardless of the Western Hemisphere being home to 1 or 2 continents.

If the Western Hemisphere is home to two continents:

IT IS Continent of North America (not at all Parias) - Everything/everyone north of Panama Canal to the entirety of Panama is North American.

… and …

IT IS Continent of South America (not at all America) - Everything/everyone from Colombia and going on down south of Panama Canal is SOUTH American.

[North America is NOT at all where Colombia, Venezuela, etc.. are located, especially when Western Hemisphere is home to 2 continents. South America is NOT only where Argentina, Chile, Uruguay etc.. are located, but IS also where Colombia, Venezuela, etc.. are located. Nowhere in between the South American countries of Colombia and Argentina is Central America.]

If the Western Hemisphere is home to one continent:

Of course, it is Continent of America - Everything/everyone from Greenland to South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is American.

Facts don't care about your feelings, especially when a continent-model like yours will never make any sense. 🙂

Therefore, everyone from Greenland to Tierra del Fuego is an American from the continent of America!

You are assuming that Waltseemuller and Ringmann named two continents on that map of 1507. But if you go deeper into researching more of what they did, you might find otherwise. On that same map, they wrote about a continent, America, but nothing of a continent of Parias. The small text box above the map on the rop right where Americi Vespuci picture is located, you can see a map of the continent of America, not of any Parias. Also, on their "Introduction to Cosmography" they don't appear to be talking about a Parias as the fourth part of the world. In there they were explaining how they came up with the name of America for the fourth part of the world, the new world. America is one continent! Not two, and not a country.

Here it is from the book that accompanies that 1507 map from Walseemuller and Ringmann: "today these parts of the earth [Europe, Africa and Asia] have been more extensively explored than a fourth part of the world, as will be explained in what follows, and that has been discovered by Amerigo Vespucci. Because it is well known that Europe and Asia were named after women, I can see no reason why anyone would have good reason to object to calling this fourth part Amerige, the land of Amerigo, or America, after the man who discovered it. The location of this part and the customs of its people can be clearly understood from the four voyages of Amerigo Vespucci that we have placed after this introduction.

Hi Mrs. Anonyomous! Just asking: Being as America is known as “The 4th part of the World”, have you really learned what is “the 1st part, 2nd part and 3rd part of the World” before? If so, I would like to know from you, what are those 1st 3 parts of the world known as? 🙂

"Hi Mrs. Anonyomous! Just asking: Being as America is known as “The 4th part of the World”, have you really learned what is “the 1st part, 2nd part and 3rd part of the World” before? If so, I would like to know from you, what are those 1st 3 parts of the world known as? 🙂" I haven't really studied those things, but since Waldsemuller and Ringmann, mentioned the fourth part of the world, I think it was as the world was known in those days. These two cartographers took Ptolemy's maps etc. and revised them and added America to what was known as the other 3 parts of the world, Europe, Asia and Africa. I don't know what those 3 parts of the world where known as but it must have been well known for the times of Ptolemy's maps. His maps had these 3 old world parts but not as accurate as we know them today. I guess that is how America became known as the 4th part of the world when Waldsemuller and Ringmann added the new world to already existing maps by Ptolemy.

I like your message Lara, but I believe that “US” should have periods to the right of each letter (U.S.) if there is going to be a space between the S and America(n). Otherwise, there should be no space between the S and A, if periods are not being used.

I really mean, that “US” like that, is also A WORD, which can be confusing the country’s 2-letter initials for the word “WE”. So, I could be reading, thinking and pronouncing "US America(ns)" as in “WE America(ns)”, whereas that can have me thinking “the country is STILL claiming both the name/demonym of the continental region all to itself”, in that case.

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So my suggestion is … The United States of America is not only abbreviated as "United States", but also "U.S. America" or "USAmerica" like that! Please NOT at all "US America"! Then they’re not only "United Statesians" for their nationality, but also "U.S. American" or "USAmerican" like that! Please NOT at all "US American"! 🙂

Yes

Yes to Lara's Comment

I agree with you, by saying “Yes” to Lara’s comment.

But it is ESPECIALLY “Yes” to my suggestion (in reply to Lara's Comment)! 🙂

“…should be…”.

Right. Sure. On your authority. Hilarious.

We as United Statesians, Mexicans, Canadians, Costa Ricans, etc.. will just have to get over the fact that we aren't Americans. I for one am totally fine and ready to embrace the term U.S. Pariasian along side the terms U.S. Citizen and United Statesian. God bless the United States of Parias.

May God bless Parias

https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3200.ct000725C/?r=-0.043,0.05,0.311,0.19,0

and may God bless America, the neighboring continent south of ours

https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3200.ct000725C/?r=0.024,0.307,0.298,0.182,0

Finally may God bless the rest of the world too.

Lets try that again,

May God bless Parias

https://tinyurl.com/Continent-of-Parias

and may God bless America, the neighboring continent south of ours

https://tinyurl.com/Continent-of-America

Knock yourself out. You should do what makes you happy. It makes you happy to not call yourself ‘American’. It makes you happy to pretend that you’re clever. You do you. The vast majority of people will continue to call US citizens ‘Americans’.

"The United States is not America and America is not the United States, in any proper/careful use of language." -- A FACT (not an opinion) THAT IS SAID (or written) BY George L Fox (1925). School and University in the United States. The Journal of Education and School World! 😉👍

LOL, the 1 Down-Vote really comes from the Stupid David of USA - who has given me his own version of a thumbs-up to my comment because he knows, what is said IS A FACT!

Even the 1st thumbs-down to this comment will be coming from him. 🙂

I’m never agreeing to that stupid version of your 7-continental model. It shouldn’t, and cannot change from the current 7-continent model to your new made-up and Non-Continent model, being as that will never make any sense.

I’m hoping to see Captain America (from United States) return here on the website at some point.

Oh look at that. The Stupid David of United States, must have given himself a 2nd name on this website, being as he has given me 2 upvotes with his 2 thumbs-down. 😉👍

Lol, SINGLE COUNTRIES (such as Greenland and Australia) DO NOT MAKE UP 1 ENTIRE CONTINENT ON THEIR OWN.

So Australia as a continent in your model, would be the so-called entire region of Oceania along with the country of Australia put together, while Greenland itself would be a part of the Parias continent in your model. Even the countries and territories of the Caribbean region would be a part of the ugly continent name Parias.

LOL

AMERICA = AMÉRICA

THE AMERICAS = LAS AMÉRICAS

AMERICA = THE AMERICAS

AMÉRICA = LAS AMERICAS

etc.. etc.. etc..

É = is the letter E with punctuation to aid in pronunciation.

LOL talk about being retarded.

All the empires in history have handled the language according to their needs, like the Greeks and Romans for example, who renamed everything they found in Egypt, starting with the name itself (it was actually called Kemet).

But taking into account the US Americans that we like (who also use those terms a lot in that way) is that there is no other way than to think about the differences in language conventions to respect each other.

Sadly that is how it is working today, the English language is being changed to accommodate new ideologies which not everyone is on board with. As we see how words in English change so quickly to hit a targeted thought of mind, perhaps this is what went on when America became more notorious as the country of the U.S. began using it for its name when in retrospect it was given and accepted by the world as the fourth part of the world or the new continent: America.

Lol, that better not be a real website, because America is NOT (and will NEVER work as) an abbreviation of USA, period.

Thankfully, when I typed in that false website into the internet bar … it has perfectly told me that it doesn’t exist! And there’s absolutely no way that your false website can (or will) become a real website in the future.

Just for fun, I will give my own made-up website that will never exist on the internet either …

americaandamericandonotworkasthenationalityofusa.com 🙂!

You are pretending to be from Bolivia as if it helps legitimize your misconception.

"The United States is not America and America is not the United States, in any careful use of language."

--George L Fox (1925).School and University in the United States. The Journal of Education and School World

United States is of America not itself America. "of America" is a genitive case used to derive the long form name for the United States, hence United States of America. United States and America are not one and same. Had the New World been named Vespuccia, the long form name would have been United Stats of Vespuccia.

This is what's genuinely America and American

https://tinyurl.com/God-Bless-The-Real-America

I love that your cherished quote is almost 100 years old.

The meanings of words evolve over time. Using ‘America’ to refer to the US was not common among US citizens until around 1900 when it exploded in the US and then around the world. Now it’s extremely common in many parts of the world.

Assuming that’s a real quote, George L Fox is entitled to his century-old opinion. However, the reality of language use is different now. Honest people admit that a VERY COMMON meaning of ‘America’ TODAY is ‘United States of America’. It isn’t the only meaning in English or other languages, but it is prevalent in today’s global language use.

You don’t have to like this reality, but you have to accept that it’s real. Your fantasyland isn’t helping anyone.

I need to add that the quote from Fox is still largely true today, although he did exaggerate. He is talking about very careful and precise use of language. This applies in academic writing, diplomacy, government, etc.

However, most communication isn’t of this nature. In the vast majority of communication, ‘America’ can easily be understood to refer to the US, especially when it’s in context. Billions of people use it. Billions of people know exactly what it means. So, any claims about the most formal and exacting of writing don’t have anything to do with how language is most often used. The quote doesn’t “prove” that people don’t use ‘America’ to refer to the US, and it doesn’t “prove” that it doesn’t actually have that meaning.

You are wrong. I do NOT have moderate mental retardation.

Saying “‘United States of America’ is a proper noun because it is the official name of a country. As a proper noun, it is usually not a complete sentence. For example, the name is not a complete sentence here: The United States of America borders Canada and Mexico. In that sentence, ‘United States of America’ is not a complete sentence. It is the subject of the complete sentence. It is a proper noun. Most sentences contain at least a subject and a verb. They often also have an object.” is all part of your moderate mental retardation.

“Where is the verb in ‘United States of America’?” … there doesn’t have to be a verb in the complete name “United States of America”.

I do not ever write moronic replies, ONLY YOU DO stupid David. I do not have idiocy, but I send the truth that amuses you greatly.

The Anonymous person from United States DID speak the truth!

The meanings of words, such as Africa, AMERICA, Asia, Europe, Oceania, Antarctica, Eurasia and Afro-Eurasia, do not and CANNOT evolve over time.

It’s not assuming but it IS a real quote written by “George L Fox”. It maybe a century-old when he first said that, but it is NOT his opinion. It is a fact.

However, the reality of language that you want to use, cannot be different now just because you like it that way.

Saying “Honest people admit that a VERY COMMON meaning of ‘America’ TODAY is ‘United States of America’.” may be true, but is STUPID.

And saying “It isn’t the only meaning in English or other languages, but it is prevalent in today’s global language use.” may be somewhat true, but does have to come to an end at some point in the future.

I will never agree to your idiocy David, even if it’s a part of USA’s reality, and no one has to accept your real falsified world, with your ignorant people who are of course living in your fantasyland.

Lastly, “Anonymous” of United States themself, is not a part of any imaginary fantasyland, being as they do state the truth a lot versus people like you, which is so helping for most people who are real.

You chose very badly with whom to discuss Anonymous language (which, by the way, you criticize me for not revealing your identity either, what a hypocrite).

To begin with, long names always allow shortening in the linguistic phenomenon, it is enough criticize me for not revealing your identity either, what a hypocrite).

To begin with, long names always allow shortening in the linguistic phenomenon, it is enough to cite the case of the film "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", a title that is too long to say it completely every time, right? Then people began to call it - abbreviate it - also simply "Close Encounters", but that had not stopped calling it "Close Encounters of the Third Kind".

Then there is the matter of the "different conventions" of the different languages on the use of certain words, in Spanish-speaking countries the word "America" refers to a single continent, but in English it does not, in English it is used to abbreviate "The United States of America" (the full sentence is the name of the country); To refer to what we Spanish-speaking people call America, they prefer the expression "the Americas" so as not to cause confusion in their daily linguistic practice.

As far as I remember those of us who speak Spanish use "The Americas" to include the three divisions of America. And prefer America for the continent. Which is the same but in different context.

Lol, what you say , makes you a hypocrite.

I especially understand that “in Spanish-speaking countries the word "America" refers to a single continent, and in English it does not.”

I also know that “in English ‘America’ is used to abbreviate ‘The United States of America’ and that the full/complete sentence is the long official name of the country”. But does that make it correct?

NO, because if it refers to a single continent in the Spanish-speaking countries, then it is obvious that the word "America" is referring to the 2 continents of “North America” and “South America” in the English-speaking countries.

Lastly, as to what Spanish-speaking people call America, I understand that “USA prefers the expression "the Americas", just so they can think in their dumb opinionated way that it doesn’t cause confusion for the singular in their daily linguistic practice”. But does that really change anything? NO, because The Americas combined are the whole America.

To “Mrs. Anonyomous (United States)”! As you say in your message ...

“As far as I remember, those of us who speak Spanish use "The Americas" to include the three divisions of America. And prefer America for the continent. Which is the same but in different context.”

… I’ve got to say, I don’t think that I’m understanding what you’re really saying. I mean, if “The Americas” is referring to “the 3 divisions of America” and that “America” is the same as the plural to mean “the continent (containing all 3 of its divisions)” in Spanish (or any language), THEN: How can both the "singular" and "plural" be used in different contexts, if both of them are always referring to the same group and number of countries anyway? 🤔

It really has me confused, as I think about your statement.