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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I love it how you claim Wikipedia is fake news and biased when the facts disprove your BS, but then you plagiarize Wikipedia when you incorrectly think its facts support your so-called arguments. Hypocrite. Plagiarist. Liar.
What if I wrote that thing on Wikipedia? The article on Wikipedia came straight out of Panamanian article, literally translated in google translate. It doesn't contain false information, because it is as the original article.
You need to cry harder.
A settlement (originally known as Castilla del Oro) was founded on August 15, 1519 by Pedro Arias Dávila and another 100 inhabitants. At the time, it was the first permanent European settlement on the Pacific Ocean, replacing the two cities of Santa María la Antigüa del Darién and Acla. Two years later, in 1521, the settlement was promoted to the status of city by a royal decree and was given a coat of arms by Charles V of Spain, forming a new cabildo. Shortly after its creation the city became a starting point for various expeditions in Peru and an important base where gold and silver were sent to Spain.
n 1670, the city counted 10,000 inhabitants. On 28 January 1671, the Welsh privateer Henry Morgan attacked the city with 1,400 men, marching from the Caribbean coast across the jungle. Morgan's force defeated the city's militia then proceeded to sack Panamá. Either Morgan and his army started a fire that burned the city or the Captain General Don Juan Pérez de Guzmán ordered the explosion of the gunpowder magazines. Either way, the resulting fire destroyed the city. Morgan's attack caused the loss of thousands of lives and Panamá had to be rebuilt a few kilometres to the west on a new site.
More plagiarism? You’re doing it!!!
History does not change, Doña Morgan :)
United Statians are obsessed with the usa in both ways
https://bit.ly/3D3npIK
Hey, Andy, this sounds like cool history... can you tell us a bit more, please?
"... 502 years since the foundation of the first European permanent settlement in mainland America, Nuestra Señora de la Asunción in Panama. It was destroyed by you guess it, a British by the name of Henry Morgan."
Btw, eyes have it(United States), I mean, Morgan, I mean, David, when will it be enough?
eyes have it(United States)
You better need to keep you mouth shut, everything that exit your mouth is ignorance and too much wordiness.
I recomend you to keep your mouth close.
The claim of Greece for ownership of the name "Macedonia" is nationalistic in nature. This claims of this website are Pan-Americanisms, which are not the same thing. This website chides the nationalistic claims of the United States for its use of the name "America"". Ironically your Greece argument here, Andy, actually legitimizes the United State's use of word America!
And lastly, the 1507 map was, indeed, created to show a new understanding of the world. It was certainly not created to be seized upon by this website 500 years later in order to push its very weak and underdeveloped arguments. But people do what people do. The USA is a fine nation and quite exceptional.
The claim of this websites are of nationalistic nature as the Greek ones. You for sure don't know a bit of Latin America and the Caribbean.
"Ironically your Greece argument here, Andy, actually legitimizes the United State's use of word America!"
No, it does not. The opposite.
Well then, it comes out in the open. Please keep your nationalistic arguments out of the debate. You need to read my comments closely. I am merely turning this web site's arguments on their head. I am arguing with the same tired rhetoric I hear from the political Left dailey. I do this because I have a different perspective from you. I understand your views, but we disagree. Try to be more tolerant. Poltical ideology only goes so far. Remember, to love your country for your country's sake is a good thing. I wish you well.
Also British America was not only the Thirteen Colonies of the now US, but also the territories in now Canada, some in the Caribbean and South America.
Andy for president!
Our American leader
Its good you are two are friends, but the comment is off topic.
I am aware of these facts, thank you. But your comments are not relevant to my comments.
You are not aware of any fact, you are indeed an ignorant.
By the way, today is 15 august 2021, which means 502 years since the foundation of the first European permanent settlement in mainland America, Nuestra Señora de la Asunción in Panama. It was destroyed by you guess it, a British by the name of Henry Morgan.
People do what people do
No, that is not what people normally do. He was a pirate with antagonistic behaviour ans nature.
The eyes have it (United States) your ignorance is not a surprise.
You don’t know me to know if I am ignorant or not.