Indeed, U.S.A. is not America!
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?
How should I use the term America then?
Here we will show you some wrong and correct uses of the term America:
This is how we do it in America.
This is how we do it in the States.
- America is my country and I love it.
- The United States is my country and I love it.
- America lost the Vietnam war.
- U.S.A. lost the Vietnam war.
- Here in America we love Mc Donald's.
- Here in the U.S. we love Mc Donald's.
Please, note that this page in not about demonyms (gentilics) but about the way to call a country.
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I would accept reclassifying the continents and that South America and North America, only if they did it with ALL, to do it only with America is dishonest. So the day you see it declared that Europe and Asia are a single continent, perhaps it will emphasize the two Americas.
*"maybe he will accept the two Americas thing."
I will
If the continents were separated by tectonic plates then America will be parted into 3 (Three) different continents. Most probably it was political and cultural differences which were taken into consideration as well as history when the continents of Europe and Asia were named. Even if people have a the view that America should be two or three different continents that does not explain why the U.S. took the name of the continent to itself. It could had named it Vinland, Leif or other name particular to the indigenous of that part of the continent.
As far as I know, the United States at the beginning was not really a country, but a confederation of sovereign states, that is, almost countries, which is why its name is not very appropriate for a nation, but rather for a continental institution such as the Organization of American States. = The United States of America. The mistake they made is not changing it when they decided to consider themselves one country.
agreed
Manifest Destiny made it happen and what was only a few States of the Union became the United States but they mistakenly used "America" instead of North America unless they were going for the entire continent and annex everything on their path.
According to distorted stupid conception devised to push the idea that there are two continents named America (qualified as north and south to distinguish one America from the other e.g. North and South Korea); Europe and Asia should be understood as regions of the one and same continent.
Continents do not necessarily need to be on the same landmass or separated to be part of a continent. They were named as historians and cartographers deemed it suitable. America is a continent and it was the fourth part of the world in those days after following Ptolemy's maps. Asia and Europe were deemed two continents even though they connect. In the other hand, Europe has countries which are not in the mainland but they are part of the continent. America is one continent and some think that due to the building of the Panama Canal it was parted or cut into two. The crust/earth plate was left untouched. Meaning that the land is still connecting together into one whole landmass. This man made route thru Panama and its lakes does not in any way makes America a two piece continents!
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
Finally may God bless the rest of the world too.
The Seven Continents - respective subcontinental regions:
Europe - North, Central, South, East, West, Germanic, Latin, Anglo, Slavic ... Europe
Asia - North, Central, South, East, West
Africa - North, Central, South, East, West, Maghreb, Sahel, Sub-Saharan ... Africa
Oceania - Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia
Parias - North, Central, South, East, West, Caribbean, Anglo, Latin ... Parias
America - North, Central, South East, West, Latin, Anglo, Dutch ... America
Antarctica - East and West Antarctica
God bless you all.
How about I say it this way …
May God bless Parias, the country located between Canada and Mexico, regardless of the New World being home to 1 or 2 continents!
May God bless North America and South America, when the New World is home to 2 continents!
May God bless America, when the New World is home to 1 Continent!
… and Finally may God bless the rest of the world too!
There is only one America: North America and South America are literally America's northern and southern regions of America. Central America is the region between North and South. East America is the region of America facing the Atlantic Ocean and West America is the region of America facing the Pacific Ocean.
I'm choosing to put aside my feelings in favor of acts. Hence use what should be understood as the correct and accurate interpretation of the seven continent model.
Now if one acknowledges America as being one continent; then and only then can one argue that we are all Americans as opposed to Pariasian or Americans.
Depending on the continental model you acknowledge, I'm either a proud U.S. American or proud U.S. Parisian. It's that simple.
God bless you all
edit: I'm choosing to put aside my feelings in favor of facts
Anglo’s Seven Continents 🌎🌍🌏 - the respective divisions:
Europe 🌍 - North, Central, South, East, West, Germanic, Latin, Anglo, Slavic ... Europe
Asia 🌏 - North, Central, South, East, West, Southeast
Africa 🌍 - North, Central, Middle, South, Southern, East, West, Maghreb, Sahel, Sub-Saharan ... Africa
Oceania 🌏 - Austranesia (instead of Australasia), Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia and Austronesia
North America 🌎- Anglo America, Northern America, Middle America, Central America, and Insular America
South America 🌎 - Latin America, and Dutch America
Antarctica - East, West … Antarctica
And Finally the country - the respective divisions:
[B]Parias[B/] 🇺🇸 - Northwest, North, Northeast, Central, East, Southwest, South, Southeast ... Parias
God Bless You All 👍
I agree that There is only one America: The continents of North America and South America! Of course, they are literally the North and South sub-continents of America’s continent. Central America and Insular America are the regions between the Northern region and the South sub-continent.
However, there was never a known “East America” and “West America” region of America on any shown map in the past & Of course, I'm choosing to respect the Facts of Logic! Hence I use what should be understood as the correct definition of America and the accurate logic of the seven continent model.
Now if one acknowledges America as being one continent; then and only then can one argue that North and South America are Sub-Continents as opposed to continents or regions. Regardless of the continental model you acknowledge, I'm both a proud North American and a proud American. It is that simple.
God bless you all!
Latin’s Six Continents 🌎🌍🌏 - the respective divisions:
Europe 🌍 - North, Central, South, East, West, Germanic, Latin, Anglo, Slavic ... Europe
Asia 🌏 - North, Central, South, East, West, Southeast
Africa 🌍 - North, Central, Middle, South, Southern, East, West, Maghreb, Sahel, Sub-Saharan ... Africa
Oceania 🌏 - Austranesia (instead of Australasia), Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia and Austronesia
America 🌎- Anglo, North, Northern, Middle, Central, Insular, South, Latin, Dutch … America
Antarctica - East, West … Antarctica
And Finally the country - the respective divisions:
Parias 🇺🇸 - Northwest, North, Northeast, Central, East, Southwest, South, Southeast ... Parias
God Bless You All 👍
Parias is just a note on the map not that it was to name a continent. Quit being silly!
Until the mid-20th century the word "America" was used interchangeably, or doubly, in English to refer to the continent as well as the United States (the same with "American").
I think this is what angers the rest of the Americans the most, that (even within English) the United States has tried to keep "America" in the singular; Since from the 1950s until today, English-speaking countries began to consider North and South America as continents in themselves, and thus call them together "the Americas", and that "American" was no longer a continental demonym, only "North American" and "South American".
The proof is in this official speech by former US President Herbert Hoover, where he uses expressions such as "Republics of America", "American continent" and "American nations" (in fact this speech has to do with the creation of "Pan American Day" , which is currently called Day of the Americas)
"1912, proclamation, Pan American Day"
www.presidency.ucsb.edu
I did not read it say "1912, proclamation, Pan American Day" anywhere as soon as I have opened up the link you have sent.
The website doesn't let me publish the link, I don't know why, you're going to have to search for it on Google with that title and website name.
Yes that might had been what the U.S. has done! I have been saying it in this forum for a long time. That the U.S. took the name of America for itself, divided the continent into two, and gave it a plural name "Americas". We don't know exactly when this started but some believe it was around the 1940's50'. And as you provided some proof of that with the Hoover speech there are other proofs that shows us that this is what has been happening. Some here keep saying is that language changes or meanings and I say, meanings need people to manipulate them in order to make the changes. The word "America" does not change its meaning, it is people who change the meaning of words. Thus, someone, or some people started to use the word "America" in another way that it was intended to and we still don't know why.
As for "1912, proclamation, Pan American Day", I believe that you have meant to send this link …
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/proclamation-1912-pan-american-day# 👍
But still, Pan American Day IS American (🌎) Day!
USA Day is really United States (🇺🇸) Day. 🙂
Again (because I want more opinions):
What would happen if they told you "the language (English) is ours and America and American means what we want within it"?
Being as no one has responded yet, that may be a trick question or a difficult question to answer.
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What would happen if they told you "the language is ours and America and American means what we want within it"?
What would happen with me is that I will become offended as soon as USA people tell me exactly what you just wrote within your quote.
Of course, it would be rude of them to have words mean only what they want just because it’s their language that they speak - especially when words must be translated from one language into another correctly. For example, anyone saying “‘América’ (in Spanish) translates to ‘the Americas’ (in English)” IS totally INCORRECT.
Finally, I will always know (like most people) that “America” is the correct translation of América, Amèrica, Ameerika, Amerik, Amerika, Ameríka, Amerike, Amerikka, Amérique and Ameryka in all languages! 👍
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But if you think about it, we all do the same, for a long time in Spanish we called Nederland "Holanda", when it is only one province (actually two); and today we still call the country that is actually called "Zonghuo" China. Faced with these data, what the US Americans do with "America" and "American" may not be so terrible (although to the latter perhaps they should add the U and the S).
And this is a reminder that I can as easily think of “The US AMERICA(N)” as in “The WE AMERICA(N)”. So, as I previously mentioned …
The United States of America is not only abbreviated as "United States", but also as "U.S. America" or "USAmerica" like that! Please NOT at all spelt as "US America" like that.
Then they’re not only "United Statesians" for their nationality, but also "U.S. American" or "USAmerican" like that! Please NOT at all spelt as "US American" like that. 🙂
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.
That is how they act! Read some posts which the posters continue to use facts such as that idea that people in the U.S. should use their language as they want to. That is correct if they want to be isolated from the rest of the world but in the case of globalization, the U.S. should be respectful of the rest of the countries and change their imperialist mind.
As everyone would already know that America is the New World, I have actually found out that there is an existing website that is called “America is the Old World .com”. That’s https://www.americaistheoldworld.com/!
I even know that many people on here will be arguing “Excuse me? Since when did that website exist? 🤔 That website is false, because The Old World is the continents of Europe, Africa and Asia only respectively”. 🙂
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. 🙂
I can assume that “Anonymous (United States)” has changed his name to “Proud U.S. Pariasian”.
To those of us that consider the Western Hemisphere home to two continents;
This is the birth certificate of the continent of Parias and continent of America:
https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3200.ct000725C
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.