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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There is a logical error that those of the United States when explaining that their nationality is "American" because in their full name is the word America.
And that mistake is that if North American comes from North America and South American from South America, then from "United States of America" should come "Usamerican". Why for the demonym of nationality they forget the part "United States"?
I like what you said Javier! The only thing I would do is capitalize the 1st 3 letters of their Real Demonym to look like this: USAmericans!
Then it will show their 3-letter abbreviation in there!
Also, I’m only pronouncing it like this: you-ess-americans!!
Thus, that is their True Nationality!!!
instead I propose to pronounce it "u-sa-merican", in my proposal the initials "US" are merged in a single word with "American"
Lol, Usamerican and USAmerican are still the same demonym word … being as there is 'No Space' in between ‘US’ and ‘American’ as you can see for both.
In the same way, I can write Canada in multiple ways (such as CANada and CaNaDa) and still no matter how it’s spelt, the country above United States will always be pronounced the same way!
So, no matter how it’s spelt … 'US' is still merged into 1 word with 'American' as long as it shows no space in between.
In the end, go ahead and like your proposal on the pronunciation!
yes, I was just making a more precise clarification of the pronunciation, because some do not understand how they would pronounce it (beyond how to write it).
Also, many think that it should be "U.S. American" and I think this option is better, more informal, as they like it.
‘U.S. American’ IS especially PERFECT to go well with others, such as …
U.S. Billing, U.S. Government, U.S. President, U.S. Elections and U.S. Passport!
Overall, 'USAmerican', 'U.S.American' (no space) and 'U.S. American' (with space) …Works Best for me!!!
"United Stater" its much better than "United Statian"
Recently I discovered that there is a Chilean photographer that on a billboard on Times Square he put THIS IS NOT AMERICA. His name is Alfredo Jaar.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2iGiYHo1Eg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jJfNdE1xds
Very interesting, if you want to search for information, type in google a "a logo for america" even khan academy has a article on that matter.
Beautiful! Thanks for sharing, Andy.
Do you want to learn about the economy in America?
https://www.americaeconomia.com
The United Statians simply don't care. They do it because they like it.
if USA is america and their nationals Americans. And the sum of north and south "America" is "The Americas" then how do you call someone from the latter?
if Europe has Europeans, why america as continent can't have Americans?
also by the "the Americas" logic a USA citizen would be an american from north america in the Americas (USA, North and Americas)
Country: "The United States of America"
Oficial abbreviation: "United States" (US)
Informal abbreviations: "America" y "The States"
Lol, they should just stick with their official abbreviation. They don’t need an informal abbreviation (… at least not America).
Obviously…
2 continents: "North America" and "South America"
Official abbreviation: "America"
Informal abbreviations: "The Americas" y "Pan America"
To those of you that up-vote my comment above, I just want to say … I have also replied to Joda Loca in the 'Demonyms' page - that has written their comment on 'February 23 2021 7:40pm'. I sure would appreciate it if the same up-voters will upvote my comment there also!
exit = éxito
dinner = dinero
American = americano
American is not a false friend with americano/a. If it was a false friend then why north, south, latin, anglo, central, meso, ibero... american.
Why OAS (Organization of American States)?
I tell you what they say (the English speakers, particularly the Americans -or United Staters or Usamericans or whatever-), they say that it is a false cognate but since the mid-20th century, they decided that. And the Organization of American States is because it was founded before that "reservation" of the English word American for the nationality of someone from the United States of America.
I'm going to continue with this joke about false cognates anyway
exit = salida
dinner = cena
Since 1916 the Unites States has participated 4 times in the American Football Cup, as invitee.
https://copaamerica.com/en/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVMZC4y4zXU&lc=Ugw95ONDp4lMvt_tTQF4AaABAg.9Je1v5TL5hr9JgkGlACAMr
This video is very bad, either way go to the comment section in "newer first" there is literally a guy that don't get why the US stole the continent name.
"Respect each other languages"? That's *****. It's like someone calling them "Maricas in Spanish" and I not caring, because it is Spanish.
English is made up of ignorance and repetition. That does not make a term correct. Still it is an offense to American countries when United Statians call themselves the Americans.
the video is bad