USA is not America

Indeed, U.S.A. is not America!

America is the name of a whole continent. United States of America means that the United States belongs to America and NOT that America belongs to the United States. So, next time you want to refer to The United States of America, you can do it as U.S. or the States or whatever you want but not as only America. Gotcha?

America

How should I use the term America then?

Here we will show you some wrong and correct uses of the term America:

  • This is how we do it in America.
  • This is how we do it in the States.
  • America is my country and I love it.
  • The United States is my country and I love it.
  • America lost the Vietnam war.
  • U.S.A. lost the Vietnam war.
  • Here in America we love Mc Donald's.
  • Here in the U.S. we love Mc Donald's.

Please, note that this page in not about demonyms (gentilics) but about the way to call a country.


Add Comment

* Required information
1000
Powered by Commentics

Comments (1248)

Isabel(United States)says...

I just need to see what some of you think about facts. Which countries have the word America in their current official name?

I hope you can answer the simple question without talking about South Africa or coats of arms or flags or names that existed in previous centuries.

Mrs. Anonymoussays...

Even the answer is bogus in this question. Just because you can not attest that the name the United States chose to use is not the normal practical way to name a country, since it denotes a unity of states in a place. Unlike other countries which have used more conventional names used after a place, hero, native, language etc. Examples: Honduras, Columbia, Nicaragua, etc. The U.S. uses the name America because it was America the continent in which the United States were founded.

Mrs. Anonymoussays...

The name of the U.S. has a meaning and that is : a united number of States (sovereign) united together in the continent of America hence United States of America.

Isabel(United States)says...

You don’t win every argument by simply saying that the word America existed before the USA. That fact is not always relevant. And it never proves facts to be wrong. If a fact is a fact it doesn’t matter that America first named South America. It is not a fact that other countries have America in their name just because the 1507 map used America to name what is today called South America.

Alfonso(Nicaragua)says...

So you know that America existed before, your country was named, and you understand that such name makes emphasis on the continent were it is located. Good to know you appreciate facts.

What else do you need to know, sorry Mrs. Isabel Morgan?

Mrs. Anonymoussays...

so if facts are not always relevant that also includes your own thought that America is the U.S.? Of course America is still the name of the continent, in which the U.S. was founded, is more than just an argumentative fact is a historical fact and no it was not just a 1507 map and no the map was not just south america but the new world as new lands were being discovered

Isabel(United States)says...

The only point I am making is that Andrea is wrong when she says it is a fallacy that USA is the only country with America in its official name. It is not a fallacy. It is a fact. No other country has America in its official name.

And of course I know that the word America did not first apply to USA. I didn’t say that it did. Why do you ask me where the word America came from? That has nothing to do with Andrea’s false claim.

Mrs. Anonymoussays...

Is it so hard for you, Isabel, to accept that the name is the continent's? Or do you prefer to keep quiet and avoid historical facts? And all these just to let a country steal the name of a continent.

Bucanerosays...

Citizens of the United States Collectively Change Demonym to United-Statian to Improve Relations with Mexican Social Media Scholars

https://bit.ly/3FcyB6U

Ándale, arriba arriba Peter!

Peter(Mexico)says...

Isabel, you better keep a name you can handle, like "United States", and stop posting further garbage my holy sweetie. Or you can call yourself sweet hole if you insist on staying ambiguous.

Peter(Mexico)says...

Ohhh, but maybe and just "maybe" that is too much. So the United Statians also considered to call it the United States of North America.

In fact, this is the version that stayed in most of America. Many Americans call such country citizen North Americans... but that is wrong, because I am also North American.

Mrs. Anonymoussays...

yes they are so confused with what they want people to believe that they don't really have a name for those living in Central America. Wait....! Yes they do...U.S. calls us Central Americans, but they teach in their schools that C.A. is in North America???? When trying to hide the truth, it is difficult because a lie can't be hidden for so long or by everything and this one is one of those times.

Peter(Mexico)says...

Actually, the United Statians wanted to be called United States of Earth

Andysays...

Yes. They are sooo...

Peter(Mexico)says...

Isn't it stupid to mention the continent's name next to your country name? especially when there is no other country named "United States". They tried to copy the United Kingdom, but they did it wrong.

To make it worst, they educated their citizen wrongly too. Well, most only learned from TV.

Mrs. Anonymoussays...

well there's South Africa! Which is not all Africans, they rightly called themselves SouthAfricans

Setsuko(United States)says...

Republic of South Africa isn't the entire southern region of Africa.

Isabel(United States)says...

And I am not saying that USA has the right to the word or anything like that. I am just correcting your mistake. All I am saying is that what you said is a fallacy is actually not a fallacy. I have simply proved that you are wrong. It seems like you really don’t want to accept that you are obviously wrong. That is why you mention all these other things and downvote, but you don’t address the clear fact that I have presented. Can you make solid and factual arguments?

Isabel(United States)says...

Which countries have America in their current official name? You claim to like facts. The evidence of your posts doesn’t show that you really like facts.

Mrs. Anonymoussays...

An example is South Africa. A country in the continent of Africa who uses the name of the continent however, they did not steal the name for themselves and rightly they call themselves South Africans. If South Africans would drop the South just because is not like a good name to have, they would then would want to be called Africans as the U.S. does with the continent's name "America". But that is not fair to all of the rest of the African countries. So it is with America. America is for all of the people in all the countries in the continent of America. So the people in the U.S. should rightly called United Statians.

Isabel(United States)says...

It seems like you think you are answering my question. Or that you are proving me wrong. You aren’t doing either. I am not wrong. You are writing about South Africa and acting like that proves that other countries have America in their official names. No other country does. Why do you act like you are proving me wrong when you aren’t proving me wrong?

Mrs. Anonymoussays...

Isabel, not trying to prove you wrong. This is an example on what I have been saying that the name "America" that the U.S. uses is the continent's name and so it should be used by anyone in the continent and not just by those in the U.S. Showing us that the U.S. might or is the only country which uses the name of the continent is not proof that is correct as I had shown you in the example of South Africa. When U.S. uses the name of the continent it is actually including all of those in the continent for example, it is the United States of America but it is not America.

Mrs. Anonymoussays...

Everyone who brings up that issue with the U.S. having the name of the continent in its official name is bringing a weak point. Due to the fact that the name was taken (TAKEN) from the continent in which the U.S. is located.

Isabel(United States)says...

Everyone knows America originated with the 1507 map and not USA. This doesn’t change the fact that USA is the only country with America in its name. If you think different you are wrong.

Mrs. Anonymoussays...

are you suggesting the U.S. stole the continent's name?



Like us on Facebook or Share with your friends.

Let the world know that USA should not be called America! America is one whole continent.