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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Comments (1311)
Bastante sincero el artículo de Wikipedia de "the Americas" (o sea, América), sobre que admite que America y American incluso en el inglés conservan SU SIGNIFICADO continental pero que el USO es otra cosa.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americas
They control the usage. I agree with @american.
The United Statians play on both sides, like a chamaleon.
Fun fact, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela and Brazil actually contains either the words American or America in their National Anthem. That is other fact that people like to ignore.
You're a wise man, Andy.
US America
Usamerican
Learn about America (for the whole family)
including history and geography
https://youtu.be/i4IWrf675PQ
To those of you that up-vote my comment above, I just want to say … I have also replied to Joda Loca in the 'Demonyms' page - that has written their comment on 'February 23 2021 7:40pm'. I sure would appreciate it if the same up-voters will upvote my comment there also!
"Sure, that is the way it is currently" <-- Wrong, only in the mind of gringos and their followers
Lol, I laugh at you because you think you know everything.
I’m NOT WRONG. And you obviously didn’t read the rest of the sentence.
American is what USAmericans call themselves currently and must come to an end.
By the way, I added my previous comment in the wrong spot.
Check the ***** these United Statians have come with to justify calling egg-ball "football"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football
I mean football is played with the hand and with an handegg. Not with the foot or with a ball.
Hahahah only they believe the cr4p they invent, right? =D
There is a logical error that those of the United States when explaining that their nationality is "American" because in their full name is the word America.
And that mistake is that if North American comes from North America and South American from South America, then from "United States of America" should come "Usamerican". Why for the demonym of nationality they forget the part "United States"?
I like what you said Javier! The only thing I would do is capitalize the 1st 3 letters of their Real Demonym to look like this: USAmericans!
Then it will show their 3-letter abbreviation in there!
Also, I’m only pronouncing it like this: you-ess-americans!!
Thus, that is their True Nationality!!!
instead I propose to pronounce it "u-sa-merican", in my proposal the initials "US" are merged in a single word with "American"
Lol, Usamerican and USAmerican are still the same demonym word … being as there is 'No Space' in between ‘US’ and ‘American’ as you can see for both.
In the same way, I can write Canada in multiple ways (such as CANada and CaNaDa) and still no matter how it’s spelt, the country above United States will always be pronounced the same way!
So, no matter how it’s spelt … 'US' is still merged into 1 word with 'American' as long as it shows no space in between.
In the end, go ahead and like your proposal on the pronunciation!
yes, I was just making a more precise clarification of the pronunciation, because some do not understand how they would pronounce it (beyond how to write it).
Also, many think that it should be "U.S. American" and I think this option is better, more informal, as they like it.
‘U.S. American’ IS especially PERFECT to go well with others, such as …
U.S. Billing, U.S. Government, U.S. President, U.S. Elections and U.S. Passport!
Overall, 'USAmerican', 'U.S.American' (no space) and 'U.S. American' (with space) …Works Best for me!!!
"United Stater" its much better than "United Statian"
Recently I discovered that there is a Chilean photographer that on a billboard on Times Square he put THIS IS NOT AMERICA. His name is Alfredo Jaar.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2iGiYHo1Eg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jJfNdE1xds
Very interesting, if you want to search for information, type in google a "a logo for america" even khan academy has a article on that matter.
Beautiful! Thanks for sharing, Andy.