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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En Hecho = David = United Statian
Ehhmmm... I didn’t write that En Hecho stuff.
https://factsmaps.com/pisa-2018-worldwide-ranking-average-score-of-mathematics-science-reading/
Why does Latin America do so poorly?
If that has anything to do with the word America, then Latin America isn’t so poor on Mathematics and Science related to America. If it is related to anything else though, then it’s okay with me.
Impressive scores from Canada and China :)
Actually Canada is the American leader!
David Spiegelhalter of Cambridge wrote: "Pisa does present the uncertainty in the scores and ranks - for example the United Kingdom rank in the 65 countries is said to be between 23 and 31. It's unwise for countries to base education policy on their Pisa results, as Germany, Norway and Denmark did after doing badly in 2001."
According to Forbes, in some countries PISA selects a sample from only the best-educated areas or from their top-performing students, slanting the results. China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Singapore and Argentina were only some of the examples.
According to an open letter to Andreas Schleicher, director of PISA, various academics and educators argued that "OECD and Pisa tests are damaging education worldwide".
According to O Estado de São Paulo, Brazil shows a great disparity when classifying the results between public and private schools, where public schools would rank worse than Peru, while private schools would rank better than Finland.
Anglo America does well thanks to the Chinese immigrants!
I'm a native English speaker from the northeastern US, and the word "Americans" bothers me as well. The Americas are two continents with many countries, so why should any one country claim the word "American" as its own? In my mind, it mirrors the mindset many people in the US tend to have - that we are the sole shining beacon of civilization in the world and everyone must look up to us.
Ok, but America is a single continent.
All of humanity doesn’t have to see things your way. How can you expect others to respect your definitions when you don’t respect theirs?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continent
Lol, I do agree with your statement!
But as for your question, Continent Models don’t really have anything to do with their own definition on words such as America and American.
Not all forms of view the world are correct, is not a matter of respecting or not is a matter of reasoning, logic and common sense.
I’m replying to Andy … There is NO RIGHT OR WRONG … 'Form Of View' … in the world! All Continent Models make NO BIG DEAL in determining the exact number of continents existing in the world.
I agree with each country that says there are 7 continents …
(1)North America - (2)South America
(3)Europe - (4)Africa - (5)Asia
(6)Oceania - (7)Antarctica
I agree with each country that says there are 6 continents …
(1)America
(2)Europe - (3)Africa - (4)Asia
(5)Oceania - (6)Antarctica
… to be continued!
… continued from previous.
I agree with each country that says there are 6 continents …
(1)North America - (2)South America
(3)Eurasia - (4)Africa
(5)Oceania - (6)Antarctica
I agree with each country that says there are 5 continents …
(1)America
(2)Eurasia - (3)Africa
(4)Oceania - (5)Antarctica
I agree with each country that says there are 4 continents …
(1)America
(2)Eurafrasia (aka Afro-Eurasia)
(3)Oceania - (4)Antarctica
All-in-All: Names of places in the world may as well be a matter of logic and common sense … if they share a matching word in their names!
Map of America
https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3290.ar305500/
Created: London, Robt. Sayer, map & printseller, 1772
Repository: Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu
Are you Anglo American Mr. En Hecho?
https://nyti.ms/3tww0OY
Muy interesante.
The United States is a Criminal Corporation! XD
https://wakeup-world.com/2015/12/02/proof-that-the-usa-is-controlled-by-foreign-corporations/
United States of North America, in 1776 by the government.
Is this fact mildly interesting? Yes.
Is this the official current name? No.
US shamelessness
Welcome to our Russian website:
http://www.statian.ru/united-statian/
Es innegable y ante los ojos de todos que en el mundo entero es cada día más arraigado el uso de América para denominar solamente a los Estados Unidos y de americano para llamar a las personas que han nacido en el país norteamericano. Esta divulgación se debe a la influencia económica y cultural de los Estados Unidos y de los países anglosajones en el mundo e, indudablemente, al uso masivo de estas palabras para nombrar a los EE: UU. y a sus ciudadanos por parte de los medios de comunicación de los varios países del globo terrestre, canales de televisión, radios, periódicos, revistas.
https://www.telesurtv.net/imreporter/Yo-tambien-soy-americano-De-verdad-20151105-0033.html
La intricada historia de cómo los Estados Unidos se han querido apropiar de un nombre que pertenece a todo un continente.