Comment on Americans rarely refer to the US as America
MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 4 hours agoYet, I’ve never encountered anyone else from around the globe that uses the term “the States” to indicate whichever country they’re from.
Comment on Americans rarely refer to the US as America
MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 4 hours agoYet, I’ve never encountered anyone else from around the globe that uses the term “the States” to indicate whichever country they’re from.
WildPalmTree@lemmy.world 2 hours 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.