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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That's right, I'm an American. I'm not even from the USA but I'm still an American because I was born in a country located in the continent of America. ¡AMERICA yo soy
another stupid idiot (same Stupid David), if the website is in English what is your need to speak another language other than English, who cares where are you from and if you are Latin-American or not.
This website is meant to correct American people from Nothing wrong.
"The United States Of America"
https://www.un.org/en/member-states/
don't make it look like it is someone else Stupid David, you are the only one speaking in another language other than English you stupid.
The website is English.
Do not make it confuse mixing it with other languages, so like you and other idiots are.
Stupid idiots.
"The United States Of America"
https://www.un.org/en/member-states/
Like I'm suppose to listen to you. I'm an American too, deal with it cabron.
Obviously. You are an American in the continental sense, but not in the national sense.
The United States Of America
https://www.un.org/en/member-states/
There is clearly no rule in English that says that ALL words in a country’s name must be capitalized. Definite articles, prepositions, and conjunctions are very often NOT capitalized.
https://www.un.org/en/member-states/
It is the same in French.
https://www.un.org/fr/member-states/index.html
And Spanish.
https://www.un.org/es/member-states/index.html
I bring the facts. Dave brings the BS.
Dave doesn’t even know how his own language works. How pathetic.
Keep learning English as your second language to improve your dialect, stupid idiot copy paster. Get a brain and think from yourself.
https://www.un.org/en/member-states/
therefore you stupid idiot, if it is a name it is "The United States Of America"
There are no rules, you already said it, stupid.
A name is not the same as a phrase.
"The United States Of America"
https://www.un.org/en/member-states/
https://www.state.gov/independent-states-in-the-world/
The United States Of America
https://www.un.org/en/member-states/
You lose. I win. America beats Canada and Latin America. Suck it, b*tches!
Stop spamming this website with your stupid copy and paste facts stupid brainless disgusting ignorant.
https://www.un.org/en/member-states/
Where are your facts, pinches payasos?
I am here to educate you. You obviously need it. Why do you refuse to be educated?
opinion
Pronunciation /əˈpinyən/ /əˈpɪnjən/
NOUN
* A view or judgment formed about something, not necessarily based on fact or knowledge.
https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/opinion
This perfectly describes the opinions of Dave and Craig. They are in no way based on facts or knowledge. Your teachers would be mortified if they read your posts.
Your educations were a complete waste of taxpayer money and/or your parents’ money. What utter embarrassments you are.
When someone says Africa, I would never think about it as the country named "South Africa" because geographically the word "Africa" is a continent.
When that same one person says America, which other continent do I think about?, or, do I think about "The United States"?, same deal here.
Any time someone start talking about South Africa I will not think about it as the country at first. It will require more contexts from the speaker to identify it as a country because of natural grammar logic.
Same deal with the word "America" and "The United States" issues.
"The United States Of America"
You learned about history in school, you first surely also learned about grammar to a certain level.
They teach about what is a sphere or cube in grammar. And we know that a sphere or cube has North, South, West and East.
This is applied when designing a map and it is common sense to describe it that way.
Just like it is common sense to understand that Africa is a continent and not a country.
Just like it is common sense to understand that America is a continent and not a country.
If "South Africa" is a country, why was not "The United States" named just "America"?.
According to the Stupid David facts "United States" is a short form from its original name "The United States of America".
Stupid David and your facts, if it is a name, it is "The United States Of America", a capital letter is used!.
But, you are stupid.
https://www.un.org/en/member-states/
https://www.un.org/en/member-states/