Comment on Americans rarely refer to the US as America

• MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

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  • WildPalmTree@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

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    • roofuskit@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Mexicans, Canadians, Brazilians… All from America.

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      • WildPalmTree@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Agreed. And correct. We are not disagreeing. :)

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    • MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

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      • WildPalmTree@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        And that is my point! Or half of it, I should say. I’ve made too many comments in this thread to keep track of myself. Contextually it works, but that doesn’t make it more suitable than American as that works equally well. No one that isn’t trying to be obtuse will think you mean Mexican when you say American, even though it is technically as correct.

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• captainlezbian@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Well there are Estados Unitidos, but those are in Mexico

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  • WildPalmTree@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    It was a retorical question. :)

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