Comment on Americans rarely refer to the US as America
EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 3 weeks agoSeveral single-word English alternatives have been suggested
Some of these make sense, but several of them would only refer to a specific area in the U.S. (e.g. Washingtonian) or are really out of left field (e.g. Fredonian).
WildPalmTree@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I’m assuming Washingtonian would be refering to the man, not the state that refers to the man. I mean, it’s a silly name, but not for the reason you state.
EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 3 weeks ago
Residents of Washington DC are also referred to as Washingtonians
WildPalmTree@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
That issue would be on them, if it is an issue. Not sure it matters for the argument at hand.