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?

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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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American Citizensays...

We do not care what you think.

We are Americans.

American Citizensays...

anybody else is, from whatever else they are from but they would never be Americans if they are not born in thus country.

American I am, American I would be!

United States Of America

American Citizensays...

There is only one America and my country bears its name. And that is simply why people call me American.

I am American, from the new hemisphere, the new world.

Mrs. Anonymoussays...

Yeap, the one America is the continent and the country has copied that name and ran with it.

American Citizensays...

The name of my country is America, so, American I am.

whatabadEnglishsays...

Learn more English please

Fabián(Argentina)says...

In the United States is the headquarters of an institution with a curious name ... the Organization of American States (?). I mean, are they US countries?!!

Davidsays...

How is it curious? It is an obvious fact that ‘American’ has multiple meanings, you dumba55. Many words have multiple meanings. Stop being a proud simpleton. There is no universal law of diction that says that only your preferred meanings exist. You are such a clown.

Mrs. Anonymoussays...

There he goes again with America having multiple meanings! There is an original meaning, the name of a continent, and the country copied its name because the U.S. is located in that continent.

Davidsays...

I have never argued against this. Stop pretending that I am.

Davesays...

who thinks otherwise?

They were believing that everybody was American, they got confused. It is technical!

Hey American Citizens, you are the best!

Embassy Of Americasays...

we are America!.

Who thinks otherwise?

United States Of Americasays...

United States Of America

American Citizensays...

United States Of America

United States Of Americasays...

Only my people are American Citizen and that is clearly understood, I do not see any confusions.

United States Of Americasays...

sorry, correction,

my people, American Citizens, with (s), plural. That is how you recognize what is correct or incorrect, sometimes, it becomes stupid.

We do not blame anybody.

It is okay, the new world ended to be a new America, and that America makes you confused.

Thank you again American Citizen!, be proud out there!, be an American!



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