Comment on Time to redraw America's borders in a way that finally makes sense.

FelixCress@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

• OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  “America” is a shortened name for “United States of America,” in addition to the name of the continent. It can be both, you know.

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  • Manalith@midwest.social ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Just saying USA has less syllables and letters.

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  • can@sh.itjust.works ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    But we don’t have to like it

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• makyo@lemmy.world ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Believe it or not, those two terms are use interchangably and somehow no one gets confused. A continent AND a country can both have the same name without the world ending.

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  • FelixCress@lemmy.world ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Let me point you to this handy little guide:

    lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/36440098

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    • makyo@lemmy.world ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I will never understand why y’all get such a pedantry hard on for this specific topic

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      • tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        I think to most of those people it’s like the US is trying to “steal” the name America from the rest of the continents, but it’s really only the Spanish speaking parts of the Americas that feel that way about it. But they can have it their way in their language, and it doesn’t detract from anything. It’s like getting pissy because some cultures count continents by separating Europe from Asia and others have Eurasia (without even getting started on Afro-Eurasia).

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      • can@sh.itjust.works ⁨10⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Are you from the USA?

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      • FelixCress@lemmy.world ⁨16⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        I never understand why USians get really pissed about them being called USians.

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• ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.world ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I think “America” implies a hierarchy, dominance, and soothes their egos though

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  • FelixCress@lemmy.world ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Yup. They misappropriated a continent’s name to feel more important. Otherwise they would feel smaller than Australia presumably.

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