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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What would happen if they told you "the language is ours and America and American means what we want within it"?
What would happen with me is that I will become offended as soon as USA people tell me exactly what you just wrote within your quote.
Of course, it would be rude of them to have words mean only what they want just because it’s their language that they speak - especially when words must be translated from one language into another correctly. For example, anyone saying “‘América’ (in Spanish) translates to ‘the Americas’ (in English)” IS totally INCORRECT.
Finally, I will always know (like most people) that “America” is the correct translation of América, Amèrica, Ameerika, Amerik, Amerika, Ameríka, Amerike, Amerikka, Amérique and Ameryka in all languages! 👍
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But if you think about it, we all do the same, for a long time in Spanish we called Nederland "Holanda", when it is only one province (actually two); and today we still call the country that is actually called "Zonghuo" China. Faced with these data, what the US Americans do with "America" and "American" may not be so terrible (although to the latter perhaps they should add the U and the S).
And this is a reminder that I can as easily think of “The US AMERICA(N)” as in “The WE AMERICA(N)”. So, as I previously mentioned …
The United States of America is not only abbreviated as "United States", but also as "U.S. America" or "USAmerica" like that! Please NOT at all spelt as "US America" like that.
Then they’re not only "United Statesians" for their nationality, but also "U.S. American" or "USAmerican" like that! Please NOT at all spelt as "US American" like that. 🙂
Lol, the 1 Down-Vote really comes from the Stupid David of USA - who has given me his own version of a thumbs-up to my comment which is TRUE!
Even the 1st thumbs-down to this comment will be coming from him.
That is how they act! Read some posts which the posters continue to use facts such as that idea that people in the U.S. should use their language as they want to. That is correct if they want to be isolated from the rest of the world but in the case of globalization, the U.S. should be respectful of the rest of the countries and change their imperialist mind.
As everyone would already know that America is the New World, I have actually found out that there is an existing website that is called “America is the Old World .com”. That’s https://www.americaistheoldworld.com/!
I even know that many people on here will be arguing “Excuse me? Since when did that website exist? 🤔 That website is false, because The Old World is the continents of Europe, Africa and Asia only respectively”. 🙂
Lol, the 1 Down-Vote really comes from the Stupid David of USA - who has given me his own version of a thumbs-up to my comment which is TRUE!
Even the 1st thumbs-down to this comment will be coming from him. 🙂
I can assume that “Anonymous (United States)” has changed his name to “Proud U.S. Pariasian”.
To those of us that consider the Western Hemisphere home to two continents;
This is the birth certificate of the continent of Parias and continent of America:
https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3200.ct000725C
Lol, I rather be a proud American, rather than a “Pariasian”. Therefore, North America or America (either way) will remain as the name of my continent. It will not be “Parias” at all. 🙂
If the Western Hemisphere is home to two continents:
Continent of Parias - Everything/everyone north of Panama Canal is Pariasian.
Continent of America - Everything/everyone south of Panama Canal is American.
[North America is where Colombia, Venezuela, etc.. are located. South America is where Argentina, Chile, Uruguay etc.. are located. Somewhere in between is Central America.]
If the Western Hemisphere is home to one continent:
Continent of America - Everything/everyone from Greenland to Argentina is American.
Facts don't care about our feelings.
No Thanks. That would NOT make sense for America to be the countries of South America only if the western hemisphere is home to 2 continents, while it at the same time includes all the countries both north & south of the Panama Canal if the Western Hemisphere is home to 1 continent.
I will always remain as an AMERICAN in every continent model, regardless of the Western Hemisphere being home to 1 or 2 continents.
If the Western Hemisphere is home to two continents:
IT IS Continent of North America (not at all Parias) - Everything/everyone north of Panama Canal to the entirety of Panama is North American.
… and …
IT IS Continent of South America (not at all America) - Everything/everyone from Colombia and going on down south of Panama Canal is SOUTH American.
[North America is NOT at all where Colombia, Venezuela, etc.. are located, especially when Western Hemisphere is home to 2 continents. South America is NOT only where Argentina, Chile, Uruguay etc.. are located, but IS also where Colombia, Venezuela, etc.. are located. Nowhere in between the South American countries of Colombia and Argentina is Central America.]
If the Western Hemisphere is home to one continent:
Of course, it is Continent of America - Everything/everyone from Greenland to South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is American.
Facts don't care about your feelings, especially when a continent-model like yours will never make any sense. 🙂
Therefore, everyone from Greenland to Tierra del Fuego is an American from the continent of America!
You are assuming that Waltseemuller and Ringmann named two continents on that map of 1507. But if you go deeper into researching more of what they did, you might find otherwise. On that same map, they wrote about a continent, America, but nothing of a continent of Parias. The small text box above the map on the rop right where Americi Vespuci picture is located, you can see a map of the continent of America, not of any Parias. Also, on their "Introduction to Cosmography" they don't appear to be talking about a Parias as the fourth part of the world. In there they were explaining how they came up with the name of America for the fourth part of the world, the new world. America is one continent! Not two, and not a country.
Here it is from the book that accompanies that 1507 map from Walseemuller and Ringmann: "today these parts of the earth [Europe, Africa and Asia] have been more extensively explored than a fourth part of the world, as will be explained in what follows, and that has been discovered by Amerigo Vespucci. Because it is well known that Europe and Asia were named after women, I can see no reason why anyone would have good reason to object to calling this fourth part Amerige, the land of Amerigo, or America, after the man who discovered it. The location of this part and the customs of its people can be clearly understood from the four voyages of Amerigo Vespucci that we have placed after this introduction.
Hi Mrs. Anonyomous! Just asking: Being as America is known as “The 4th part of the World”, have you really learned what is “the 1st part, 2nd part and 3rd part of the World” before? If so, I would like to know from you, what are those 1st 3 parts of the world known as? 🙂
"Hi Mrs. Anonyomous! Just asking: Being as America is known as “The 4th part of the World”, have you really learned what is “the 1st part, 2nd part and 3rd part of the World” before? If so, I would like to know from you, what are those 1st 3 parts of the world known as? 🙂" I haven't really studied those things, but since Waldsemuller and Ringmann, mentioned the fourth part of the world, I think it was as the world was known in those days. These two cartographers took Ptolemy's maps etc. and revised them and added America to what was known as the other 3 parts of the world, Europe, Asia and Africa. I don't know what those 3 parts of the world where known as but it must have been well known for the times of Ptolemy's maps. His maps had these 3 old world parts but not as accurate as we know them today. I guess that is how America became known as the 4th part of the world when Waldsemuller and Ringmann added the new world to already existing maps by Ptolemy.
God Bless the USP
… If tomorrow all the things were gone
I worked for all my life
And I had to start again
With just my children and my wife
… I thank my lucky stars
To be living here today
'Cause the flag still stands for freedom
And they can't take that away
… And I'm proud to be a U.S. Pariasian
Where at least I know I'm free
And I won't forget the men who died
Who gave that right to me
And I'd gladly stand up next to you
And defend Her still today
'Cause there ain't no doubt
I love this land
God Bless the U.S.P.
… From the lakes of Minnesota
To the hills of Tennessee
Across the plains of Texas
From sea to shining sea
… From Detroit down to Houston
And New York to L.A.
Where's pride in every American heart
And it's time we stand and say
God Bless the continent of Parias and America:
https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3200.ct000725C
Instead of just saying no, maybe they should provide a suggestion. That The United States of America is not only abbreviated "United States" but also "US America", at least it would be something SIMILAR to "South Africa". And the nationality would be US American.
I like your message Lara, but I believe that “US” should have periods to the right of each letter (U.S.) if there is going to be a space between the S and America(n). Otherwise, there should be no space between the S and A, if periods are not being used.
I really mean, that “US” like that, is also A WORD, which can be confusing the country’s 2-letter initials for the word “WE”. So, I could be reading, thinking and pronouncing "US America(ns)" as in “WE America(ns)”, whereas that can have me thinking “the country is STILL claiming both the name/demonym of the continental region all to itself”, in that case.
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So my suggestion is … The United States of America is not only abbreviated as "United States", but also "U.S. America" or "USAmerica" like that! Please NOT at all "US America"! Then they’re not only "United Statesians" for their nationality, but also "U.S. American" or "USAmerican" like that! Please NOT at all "US American"! 🙂
Yes
Yes to Lara's Comment
I agree with you, by saying “Yes” to Lara’s comment.
But it is ESPECIALLY “Yes” to my suggestion (in reply to Lara's Comment)! 🙂
To those that insist on a seven continent model as the factually correct number of continents, these are the continents that should be listed:
1. Eurasia
2. Africa
3. Australia ( The country of Australia is the a continent instead of the region of Oceania)
4. Greenland ( Large land mass not contiguous/connected to the continent of Parias).
5. Parias ( Canada to north of the Panama Canal)
6. America ( South of Panama Canal to Argentina)
7. Antarctica
The United States hence is not the United States of America but in fact the United States of Parias. And the population of Parias are in fact Pariasians not Americans. Americans are hence only those from south of the Panama Canal to Land of Fire Argentina.
Which is to say, I'm a U.S. Pariasian not a U.S. American.
“…should be…”.
Right. Sure. On your authority. Hilarious.
We as United Statesians, Mexicans, Canadians, Costa Ricans, etc.. will just have to get over the fact that we aren't Americans. I for one am totally fine and ready to embrace the term U.S. Pariasian along side the terms U.S. Citizen and United Statesian. God bless the United States of Parias.
May God bless Parias
https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3200.ct000725C/?r=-0.043,0.05,0.311,0.19,0
and may God bless America, the neighboring continent south of ours
https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3200.ct000725C/?r=0.024,0.307,0.298,0.182,0
Finally may God bless the rest of the world too.
Lets try that again,
May God bless Parias
https://tinyurl.com/Continent-of-Parias
and may God bless America, the neighboring continent south of ours
https://tinyurl.com/Continent-of-America
Knock yourself out. You should do what makes you happy. It makes you happy to not call yourself ‘American’. It makes you happy to pretend that you’re clever. You do you. The vast majority of people will continue to call US citizens ‘Americans’.
"The United States is not America and America is not the United States, in any proper/careful use of language." -- A FACT (not an opinion) THAT IS SAID (or written) BY George L Fox (1925). School and University in the United States. The Journal of Education and School World! 😉👍
LOL, the 1 Down-Vote really comes from the Stupid David of USA - who has given me his own version of a thumbs-up to my comment because he knows, what is said IS A FACT!
Even the 1st thumbs-down to this comment will be coming from him. 🙂
I’m never agreeing to that stupid version of your 7-continental model. It shouldn’t, and cannot change from the current 7-continent model to your new made-up and Non-Continent model, being as that will never make any sense.
I’m hoping to see Captain America (from United States) return here on the website at some point.
Oh look at that. The Stupid David of United States, must have given himself a 2nd name on this website, being as he has given me 2 upvotes with his 2 thumbs-down. 😉👍
Lol, SINGLE COUNTRIES (such as Greenland and Australia) DO NOT MAKE UP 1 ENTIRE CONTINENT ON THEIR OWN.
So Australia as a continent in your model, would be the so-called entire region of Oceania along with the country of Australia put together, while Greenland itself would be a part of the Parias continent in your model. Even the countries and territories of the Caribbean region would be a part of the ugly continent name Parias.
AMÉRICA = THE AMERICAS
LOL
AMERICA = AMÉRICA
THE AMERICAS = LAS AMÉRICAS
AMERICA = THE AMERICAS
AMÉRICA = LAS AMERICAS
etc.. etc.. etc..
É = is the letter E with punctuation to aid in pronunciation.
LOL talk about being retarded.
These are maps of what's genuinely America and American
https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3290.ar305500/
https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3290.ct007308/
The map is in English. The English language has nothing whatsoever to do with United Statesians promoting an alternative list of continents; List fabricate with the goal being a sad attempt at trying to hide what is genuinely America and American. Name and term they wish to appropriate. They call the U.S. agenda the evolution of the English language. LOL
All the empires in history have handled the language according to their needs, like the Greeks and Romans for example, who renamed everything they found in Egypt, starting with the name itself (it was actually called Kemet).
But taking into account the US Americans that we like (who also use those terms a lot in that way) is that there is no other way than to think about the differences in language conventions to respect each other.
Sadly that is how it is working today, the English language is being changed to accommodate new ideologies which not everyone is on board with. As we see how words in English change so quickly to hit a targeted thought of mind, perhaps this is what went on when America became more notorious as the country of the U.S. began using it for its name when in retrospect it was given and accepted by the world as the fourth part of the world or the new continent: America.
americaisanabbreviationofusa.com
Lol, that better not be a real website, because America is NOT (and will NEVER work as) an abbreviation of USA, period.
Thankfully, when I typed in that false website into the internet bar … it has perfectly told me that it doesn’t exist! And there’s absolutely no way that your false website can (or will) become a real website in the future.
Just for fun, I will give my own made-up website that will never exist on the internet either …
americaandamericandonotworkasthenationalityofusa.com 🙂!