Comment on Americans rarely refer to the US as America
MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
I use “the U.S.” or “States”.
There’s more than one America.
Comment on Americans rarely refer to the US as America
MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
I use “the U.S.” or “States”.
There’s more than one America.
WildPalmTree@lemmy.world 9 hours ago
But not more States…?
captainlezbian@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
Well there are Estados Unitidos, but those are in Mexico
WildPalmTree@lemmy.world 46 minutes ago
It was a retorical question. :)
MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
I’ve been lucky enough to travel a fair amount. If I say, “I’m from the States.”, people knew that meant the USA.
WildPalmTree@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
They will. They will also know if you say you are from America. My point was that one is no better than the other, from an accuracy point of view. Both have multiple meanings.
MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
Yet, I’ve never encountered anyone else from around the globe that uses the term “the States” to indicate whichever country they’re from.
roofuskit@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
Mexicans, Canadians, Brazilians… All from America.