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?
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.
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Comments (1309)
These days semantics and syntax seem as important as ever, and one thing i don't hear talked about enough is: When did "America" become synonymous with "The United States"..?
I already know from that simple question, people will think i'm splitting hairs, BUT i do think that words are the tools with which we think, and when we equate The United States with AMERICA, it seems to imply an innate priority and importance over Canada for instance.. Oh and damn, Mexico also kinda *sorta* counts, i suppose..
Thank you
Hey Matthew and David, it has to be an exciting time for you. Who do you think will be elected new United Statian president?
Trump of course
Finally we agree on something.
América (one single continent) = the Americas (South America continent and North America continent together)
americano = Pan American
The United States of America = "United States" (Estados Unidos), "US", "The States" and "America"
estadounidense = American
estadounidense = United Statian
América = America
The Americas and Las Américas don´t exist
Americano = American
Estadounidense = Usonian or United Statian
United States is not America
South, Central and North are regions or subcontinents
yes, Usonian, amazing term
David, still has not answered how is it that he accepts that America is the name given to the continent, and how is it that the United States took the name of America and from where? He says he is the most intelligent individual here so he should know the answer and perhaps could enlightened us a bit.
STFU. Now you’re back to Mrs. Anonymous instead of your long list of idiotic other pseudonyms? But we know that you will continue with all the pseudonyms so that you can pretend that a small group of retards agrees with you. STFU.
P.S. STFU
But this time answer and don´t insult, just give the straight answer of why is not a continent. And don´t tell us to STFU papa United States would be angry because you know they think they are the country of "liberty". So I have right to speak not to shut up.
People who do stuff think others do what they do. I don't have the time to be doing what you do.
STFU
You are intellectually inferior.
Please can you predict me the weather and the future, can you make me a car from thin air please, can you... ummm...? ...please?
Yet more proof of your intellectual inferiority. STFU.
Yep, you are a troll.
I win this game show game.
Hi David, that looks like more blablabla.
What evidence you are not able to find? You have months ignoring or pushing comments to next pages. Something else from your country you need us to explain you? I have seen info about:
a. the usage of United Statian for more than a century and awareness in the United States
b. the UK calling "America" to refer to the continent when colonizing Northern America and before you invented the current country name
c. the international usage of America when regional organizations were founded
d. the US apathy when disrespecting other countries
e. the US efforts to change the mind of people around the world with their media
f. the US struggle to do so when local names already contradict such intend (e.g. USD, USAF, USSS, USCG, USN)
g. the US military efforts to influence with bullying worldwide
Excuses are normal from people like you. Why not resolving your local issues first and then try to learn international matters? CN
Most of your examples are factually accurate. I have NEVER stated that they are not factually accurate, yet you pretend that I have. Where are the direct quotes of me saying that most of your examples are factually inaccurate? I will give you a hint: there are no such direct quotes because I have never stated such a thing. So STFU, payaso.
I will put it again. What evidence you want us to recall, the majority of your comments are not about giving arguments but instead is your insults and being narcissistic about how ascended intellectually and wise you are.
Very good David. Then you should be a proud member of "USAisNotAmerica.com" :)
Welcome!
and thanks Anonymous for such great input
STFU
You pretending that I have said certain things is not the same thing as me actually saying those things.
If I actually said things that are wrong, you would be able to provide a quote AND the proof that what I said is wrong. You have never done this? Why not?
STFU.
Anonymous will NOT STFU. 😆
I hope this David guy is just a troll
You say I am stupid and ignorant, yet you cannot provide any evidence. You can’t take a quote of what I have written and prove that it is wrong. I have proved you clowns wrong many times. We need lots of eau de toilette to mask the stench of the mounds of BS that you clowns produce.
Ehhhh... what more evidence you want. You are just stubborn. It is more easy to learn the entirety of periodic table and a great amount of math formulas than making Usonians understand the truth. The bright side is that when tourist visit the rest of the countries that of the continent of America, we tend teach about the real continent of America. The rest of the countries are not more the shadow of US, we are rising and we are tired of this inferiority and division mindset.
Nice try, payaso. You have produced zero evidence. If I were so wrong and ignorant about so many things, you would be able to produce at least one example. STFU.
What evidence you want us to recall, the majority of your comments are not about giving arguments but instead is your insults and being narcissistic about how ascended intellectually and wise you are.