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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Y’all have never much cared for facts. Your fantasies are much more comforting.
Whatever you need to tell yourselves in order to get through the day, I guess.
“Cada día es más frecuente, más natural que, hablando en español, nos refiramos a los americanos con el mismo sentido que a esta voz se da en los Estados Unidos.”
“Este uso no sólo está muy extendido entre hispanohablantes (ya no se diga en el inglés, lengua en la que es gentilicio exclusivo), sino que además su empleo viene dándose de muchos años atrás. Nunca imaginé sin embargo que hubiera pruebas de que esto ocurrió por primera vez, en lengua española, en el siglo XVIII. ...[E]n 1783, el patriota venezolano Francisco de Miranda emplea americano con el sentido de 'perteneciente o relativo a los Estados Unidos de América, o natural de ellos'.”
https://www.fondodeculturaeconomica.com/obra/suma/r1/buscar.asp?word2=americano
“Yo sé que en castellano utilizamos el término americano para referirnos a las personas estadounidenses....”
“De todas maneras en España lamentablemente tambien se usan las palabras americano y norte-americano cuando lo que se quiere decir es estadounidense....”
https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/american-north-american.1554864/
“¡Bravo! Finalmente parece que El País nos está poniendo atención a sus lectores americanos, a quienes nos incomoda profundamente que los reporteros y articulistas de este diario, se refieran a Estados Unidos de América simplemente como América.”
“...los reporteros y articulistas...se refieran a Estados Unidos de América simplemente como América.”
https://elpais.com/elpais/2012/11/29/defensor_del_lector/1354180510_135418.html
“Durante muchos años muchos hispanohablantes de muchos países pronunciaron muchas veces la palabra americano para referirse a los habitantes de los Estados Unidos de América o a lo relacionado con aquel país.”
“Y llegó el día en el que ocurrió lo inevitable —nuestra lengua cambia— y apareció una nueva acepción de americano en la edición del 2001 del Diccionario, y decía: ‘estadounidense’.”
https://www.archiletras.com/errorescorrectos/americano-o-estadounidense/
PREGUNTA:
“En España es más común decir "estadounidense" o "americano" al referirse a una persona de EE.UU.?”
RESPUESTAS:
“Al menos en mi entorno (sur de España), la gente suele utilizar "americano".”
“De forma casual o informal, «americano» es bastante común....”
“[A]mericano es mucho más comun.”
“Americano es más común.”
“Para personas de Estados Unidos informalmente se suele usar americanos....”
https://bit.ly/2Q08aso
It depends on how much United Statian TV programs were watched during childhood. =D
David, where do you think the word America comes from? Do you really think that United Statians invented the term?
You all are unique!
The first recorded use of the name ‘America’ was on the Waldseemüller map of 1507. It was used to name what we today call South America. ‘Parias’ was used to name what we today call North America. I really don’t believe that Americans invented the term.
You see, it was not invented by United Statians. Probably by Europeans after an Italian?
Thanks for pointing out to me that it wasn’t coined by Americans after I just wrote that it wasn’t coined by Americans. Your input is very helpful.
Esa David parece hermana tuya, Fabián. Hahaha ¡agárrala!
how do you find out which company translated or interpreted X movie?
Good question. I don't know if this is public information.
You wanna know who translates the movies to Spanish, right? hahaha Even in Spanish, the United Statians call themselves "Americanos" since the 80's. So disrespectful!
Some Spanish speakers call us americanos too.
What will you tell your kids if they want to watch comics? Will you sit next to the TV to censor the united statian egocentric translations?
Mira esta: No llores por mí, Inglaterra (2018)
there is some good news!
In several countries demonyms equivalent to the "estadounidense" of the Spanish language are beginning to be used. In Italian "statunitense", in French "étatsunien" and in Portuguese "estadunidense".
Beginning?? that was done originally
“...someday they will make "Mexico" official...”
You do realize that what you wrote means that ‘Mexico’ is not the official name, right? If the name will be official someday, that means that it is not official now. It is true that it is not the official name. The official name is ‘Estados Unidos Mexicanos’. You are very confused. You are contradicting yourself. Please get your facts straight before posting. Thanks.
Ahh it's you david! and I was seriously answering you! haha is that sometimes I forget your name or I think you are another david haha