Comment on How do you call someone born in the US besides "American"?

kent_eh@lemmy.ca ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  So they should call them American Americans, or Americericans for short; like I talk about English English because calling it British English implies Scots talk the same way.

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  • Kase@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Lowkey solid answer

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  • JonEFive@midwest.social ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’ve never had to differentiate before like I have in this conversation. I think I would say “US Americans” since it seems to adopt other languages calling us something like United Statesans without creating an odd word like Statesans.

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    • milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I think I would say “US Americans”

      And I will reply YOU Americans

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  • Granixo@feddit.cl ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    They could call themselves “States of America”

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    • milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Are you suggesting that “united states” implies something like the triple point of water?

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