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, 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.
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WOW!!!
So what?
I love US literature
Pan American = americano
South American = demonym for what in English is the continent of South America
North American = demonym for what in English is the continent of North America
American = citizen of the USA
American = estadounidense
America = "The United States of America" informally abbreviated
United States = "The United States of America" official abbreviated
I thought NOTHING is called America in English.
How old are you Fabian? if I can ask
America
Pronunciation /əˈmɛrɪkə/
PROPER NOUN
1 Used as a name for the United States.
2 (also the Americas) A land mass in the western hemisphere consisting of the continents of North and South America joined by the Isthmus of Panama.
https://www.lexico.com/definition/america
Read the comment from Alfonso within the Top Likes: "That's the united statian propaganda! (Hollywood and news channels)"
:) very simple
You’re the one who is very simple. :-)
In your simplemindedness you choose to call it American propaganda. That’s fine. We can all live with that. But the dictionary entries are factually accurate, and that meaning of America existed before cinema, radio, and television. Try again.
And even if it were true that the meaning of America as the USA only existed because of American propaganda, it still exists. It doesn’t magically cease to exist just because you mistakenly think it only exists due to American propaganda. This is reality, not your fantasy realm.
Thanks for accepting it's United Statian propaganda. Indeed, the power of media is a reality.
We, your American, Asian and African neighbors can't do anything about that. Maybe China will hahaha.
Good one Anonymous. David, as you agree, you can give a thumbs up linking such comment. But do not vote 20 times please, that would not be fair.
Hahah! Yes please David 20 or 30 votes against a true statement from history gives you in.
“There is nothing in English that calls America...”
This is one of those times when you are clearly, undeniably, indisputably WRONG. How can you claim that nothing is called ‘America’ in English? It’s ridiculous enough to claim that the US isn’t called ‘America’ in English, but to claim that NOTHING is called ‘America’ in English is simply nonsense. What the F are you thinking? This website wouldn’t exist if the US weren’t commonly called ‘America’. Please think before posting. We get enough unadulterated BS from Mrs. Anonymous. We don’t need you to add to it. Thanks.
America[ uh-mer-i-kuh ]
noun
United States.
North America.
South America.
Also called the Americas. North and South America, considered together.
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/america?s=t
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2020
A•mer•i•ca (ə mer′i kə),
n.
1. Place Names See United States.
2. Place Names See North America.
3. Place Names See South America.
4. Place Names Also called the Americas. North and South America, considered together.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
America /əˈmɛrɪkə/
n
1. short for the United States of America
2. Also called: the Americas the American continent, including North, South, and Central America
https://www.wordreference.com/definition/America
There is nothing in English that calls America, they are:
-South America
-North America
-The United States of America
But nothing called just America.
I will add that when it is convenient for the U.S. Central America is also in their vocabulary especially when it deals with illegal immigrants from that part of the continent.
And to let others understand that this Central America is not actually in the middle of the United States, the one they think is America, but it is actually the middle of the continent of America.
This one really hurts David x 28