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, for like the fourth time and again 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 conceptualization about America that I found interesting is that of the Germans (whose country is actually called Deutsland), they speak of the "double continent", and that seems quite appropriate, because although it agrees with America as a single continent, the truth I always saw it as something double, but not so much as to see two totally different continents
If you see two continents, which of those two continents do you think Central America would be located in? I m from Central America and I have never thought myself as a North American. I believe noone in Central America believes or thinks they are also North American.
Centroamérica está en el centro de América! UNIENDO América del Sur y América del Norte, aunque en el sistema geográfico de los países de habla inglesa y otros también, Centroamérica lo ponen -geológicamente- dentro de América del Norte pero igual con cierta autonomía de existencia, con lo cual no tienen porque estar obligados a decirse "norteamericanos" sino "centroamericanos".
Los Centroamericanos no somos Norteamericanos porque no creemos en la idea de dos continentes. Los EEUU nos llama centroamericanos cuando les parece conveniente y agrega a centro america como parte de Norte America cuando le conviene. O es uno o es lo otro pero no los dos y lo que va es que Centro America es el centro de America como vos decis. Norte America es una subregion de America al igual como Centro America y Sud America.
Hubo un tiempo en que eran dos los países americanos que tenían en su nombre la palabra "América", Los Estados Unidos de América y la República Federal de Centro América, que incluso llegó a tener un nombre y bandera como la de Argentina (que en esos tiempos se llamaba Provincias Unidas del Río de la Plata) en homenaje por la participación argentina en su liberación de los españoles, las "Provincias Unidas del Centro de América" y su bandera igual a la argentina pero con el escudo de aquella desaparecida república, que luego se dividió en Nicaragua, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador y Costa Rica.
Fabián, tu dices ser americano, pero te compartas como un estadounidense, apoyando todo lo que se inventan. ¿Por qué no mejor te callas? Metes mucho la pata o juegas de camaleón.
Nadie ajeno puede decirte cómo tu país o territorio se llama. Nadie puede tomar nuestro nombre ni ponernos sobrenombres. Sólo pueden engañar a nuevas generaciones e incultos con medios de entretenimiento como televisión y comunicación parcializada. Mucho irrespeto.
¿quien mierda te nombró a vos juez moral de quien puede opinar o no acá?!!! Además si no piensan como vos ¡¿son incultos y bobos?! ¡¡¿quien mierda te crees que sos?!! Al final no sos mejor que David!! ¡¡SON IGUALES!!
David, chico qué pasó con tu amiga aquí? ¿Por qué las estadounidenses no respetan?
https://bit.ly/3c3xFmY
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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