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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Andy, chiquitito, even you aren’t simple-minded enough to believe your own BS. Facts are facts.
Americano é a forma mais comum e também a mais enraizada na história de nossa língua. De Machado de Assis a Caetano Veloso – “Americanos são muito estatísticos/ Têm gestos nítidos e sorrisos límpidos” – existe uma tradição cultural séria a legitimar americano como termo preferencial para designar o que se refere aos Estados Unidos no português brasileiro.
https://bit.ly/2SKRxGu
Darling, honey, baby, Morgan. It is no surprise that you are so stupid. I already told you to shut the f up because you don't don't understand about Portuguese. XD, it is so funny you trying so hard. Come on downvote me wiht your multiple logs. That is pathetic. BTW are you frustrated about Change.org? Or maybe even that in US universities they are indoctrinating the use of inclusive language -and you know, that includes what annoys you X''D. Here it comes the 6 downvotes from you. Hahahaha!!!
What have I misunderstood from the quote I posted? What does it say that doesn’t support my argument?
You won’t answer this. We all know why. Even you know. You with your astonishingly limited capacities.
Hahaha, that is so funny. What arguments? Your kind don't have any arguments. Try harder, harder until it became reality. Until then it will only remain in the stupid mind of you and of your kind.
Where are the downvotes by the way? Aren't you going defend yourself, or everyhting I said was so true that you ended being the laughing stock of here for being pathetic.
As for the use of the word "American" it seems to me more questionable, because even the main dictionaries of the English language admit that this word continues to be its logical use for what belongs to the Americas (or America). The one I think they should use is "US American" for nationality, because it includes all the elements of your full name.
When they say "America" they are not just saying that word, they are compressing or abbreviating -as happens with any long name- the real name "The United States of America", all that sentence is the name of the country, not just a part of her.
"America" is an informal abbreviation, the OFFICIAL abbreviation is "United States".
WOW Morgan 6 downvote for each of my comments, amazing huh!
Because the signs from Change.org https://www.change.org/americacontinent suspiciously reflects otherwise. It is also is very suspcious that between 10-15 people come here routinely to uvote you and downvote others. And this Ernesto guy? Are you that deseperate? You either search for very old articles that have never reflect reality or have never worked. I remember that you slandered me; you haven't give me an apology yet, btw. If this comment gets downvoted it will verify that it is you and if it doesn't it will also verify that is you. Morgan.
Morgan, darling, you only know English, stop trying to pretend that you know how Spanish, Portuguese, French, etc, works without context and the subtext. You can be frustrated all what you want. And answer me, why are you using multiple account to vote for yourself and downvote others?
Morgan really thinks that Brazillians call people from the US as "Americanos". XD
Who is going to tell her? XD
There are each time more and more United Statian soldiers in my land :(
Morgan and his multiple accounts, don't worry. If there would have been real people, they would already had commented something relevant.
WOW, 210+ signs, thanks guys!!! WE ARE GOING FOR THE 500!!!!
A drop in the ocean. Congratulations…I guess.
A drop in the ocean, you mean 220+ people? Nah, it feels more like reforesting a forest. Everytime more closer to 500 and after 500 you know what follows 1000, 1500, etc. There is no need for being anxious nor being abdorbed from despair. I mean, YOU can worry.
WOW this post had a target of 100 votes and made it. Now I see it crossed the new 200 target!!!
https://www.change.org/americacontinent