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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David back to my question, how did America the continent changed to The Americas? And why do you accept that the continent's name is America, yet you call it The Americas? Very simple question to answer.
A good proposal for them to have a better official abbreviation that they do not reject as much as the current one, "United States",
would be "US America", which would be similar to the case of South Africa, which also have the name of the continent IN the name of the country.
Who is rejecting ‘United States’ as a shorter name?
You are United Statian Fabián or maybe 14 years or younger!!!
no i'm not Usamerican
I knew it!!!!! so you're like David. That explains a lot
It seems that you are as crazy as David ehh !!
We should also push for a new -official- abbreviated form of the name "The United States of America": US America.
Because it unifies and creates fewer problems than the official (United States) and the informal (America).
You people love to complain about everything. What’s your problem with ‘United States’?
And if ‘United States’ is so terrible, how is the acronym (US) created from it any better? It still obviously means ‘United States’.
In English there are several countries that have two demonyms, such as Denmark, Danish and Dane, also Argentina, Argentinian and Argentine (this second should be used only for things but many use it for people anyway). In Spanish we also have two demonyms for Brazil, "brasilero" and "brasileño".
For this reason I think that we should promote with American friends that we have, a second and alternative demonym in English, "Usamerican".
"Often, education in the US tends to be technocratic and anti-intelectual. United Statian students are not typically prepared, that is, prepared to accept the responsibility of becoming global citizens..."
- Writing passage, Academic Literacy Socialization, page 191, University of California, Berkeley
Since ‘United Statian’ is so rarely used, after a few more weeks you will have quoted all existing examples. Thanks for your important work.
I have seen examples for months here here
So have I. And it’s still extremely rare. Your desires and fantasies cannot and will not change that.
So you accept you were wrong. Good to read.
Your ability to type “United Statian” into Google is most impressive. Bravo.
Google, Duckduckgo, Bing, Yahoo, it is everywhere!!! :D
You’re the clever one. I can tell.
I continue loving US literature
and from a prestigious university. Thank you
"American" doesn't mean "americano,na"
"deception" doesn't mean "decepción"
"arm" doesn't mean "arma"
"curse" doesn't mean "curso"
"fabric" doesn't mean "fábrica"
"library" doesn't mean "librería"
"exit" doesn't mean "éxito"
"grocery" doesn't mean "grosero"
"dinner" does't mean "dinero"
David, if you agree that the continent's name is America, why do you call it The Americas? How did it go from being America to being The Americas?
You tell me. Use your excellent research skills that you are always demonstrating. Make sure to include links to reputable sources. While you are at it, include a full analysis of the origin of ‘las Américas’ in Spanish. Don’t forget the links. Thanks.
Remember Mrs. Anonymous, a source has reputation when it is transmitted in United Statian media. Note that US media can also be published from non-US countries, as there are US news agents sitting everywhere for shaping.
Hey David, did you read reputable news?
https://bit.ly/32sdY52
Why disguising? too much fear or is it normal for the US to steal from others?
David, I have already told you my opinion on it. But I want to hear what you find or you have on it since you seem to accept that America is a continent but you seem to call it "The Americas"
David x 4
The word "panamericano/a" in Spanish is an excess of translation, because in Spanish we already have the word "americano/a" for that meaning, instead in English they need it to mean "from anywhere in the Americas (América)", the word "panamericano/a" "in Spanish should not exist.
Please provide a link to the universal rule of human language that says synonyms are outlawed. Thanks.
Bueno, pero cuando se trata de la carretera Panamericana entonces que?
Que la renombren Carretera Americana, es decir si recorre toda América ¿de qué otra manera se podría llamar? O sea:
Inglés: "Pan American Highway"
Castellano: "Carretera Americana"
No Fabian, PAN significa: TODA osea Pan Americana Significa TODA AMERICA o la carretera de toda America. Asi se llama la carretera. Talvez esto ayude: http://www.hispanoteca.eu/Hispanoam%C3%A9rica/Carretera%20Panamericana.htm
Si, panamericano/a significa de TODA América, pero un gentilicio como "americano/a" puede tener en algunos de sus usos la acepción de "todo" de algo, como en algunas ocasiones los gentilicios nacionales también. Lo que digo es que la palabra "panamericano/a" del castellano nació de la palabra del inglés "Pan-American", inventada por un político republicano para iniciar la política de influencia de Estados Unidos sobre los países latinoamericanos.
http://etimologias.dechile.net/?panamericano
O sea, es lo que se llama un neologismo innecesario, los neologismos son palabras nuevas que surgen por la necesidad de nombrar una nueva realidad, por supuesto que "panamericano/a" ya no es una nueva palabra pero en su momento lo fue, un ejemplo de neologismos innecesarios es el que se usa sin nisiquiera hacerle una castellanización como "smartphone", cuando en nuestro idioma existen "teléfono inteligente".
Panamericana is a word in spanish and it means all of America. The one example is the road the Panamerican Highway in ENglish and La Carretera Panamericana in Spanish. Also do you remember the airline PANAM? That was short for Panamerican or all of America it flew all over the American continent
Pan-America, Panamericano, Panamericana, or in English Panamerican. Not Panamericas, Panamericasno, Panamericasna, Panamericasn. What does it mean? Prefix. Pan -, a prefix from the Greek πᾶν, pan , meaning "all", "of everything", or "involving all members" of a group. All of America = Pan America. And it doesn't mean the USA. The carretera Panamericana does not only go through the U.S.A. but throughout America the continent. Pan-Americana Pan-American doesn't relate to the USA only and as you can see it means Everything in America is American not the USA through.
Who is claiming anything different? Nobody.
Do you mean they are thieves or infamous war criminals?
I doubt he meant this. He is united statian baby, my friend from the south
It depends. I have written such thing numerous times. I wrote this 11 months ago.
I thought Fabian was
The word "panamericano/a" in Spanish is an excess of translation, because in Spanish we already have the word "americano/a" for that meaning, instead in English they need it to mean "from anywhere in the Americas (América)", the word "panamericano/a" "in Spanish should not exist.
David since you think you are better than anyone else here, can you explain how the continent went from "America"(we had established before that this is the name given to the continent and accepted by the world) to "The Americas"?
Learn how to do your own research. Read books. Learn how to accurately comprehend the material. Learn how to draw valid conclusions from the material. Stop stating falsehoods. Stop denying obvious and readily verifiable facts that don’t support your fantasies, wishes, worldview, and prejudices.
But you are the best in that so are you trying to avoid the answer to poor me that can't get facts since they might not exists but you seem to have them all. Since you know how to do everything then you shouldn't have any problems answering this questions.
You are so pathetic.
But David all you do is avoid the question why?
Read a United Statian book!
You are so clever. Thanks for your helpful links to facts. Well done.