Possibly linux@lemmy.zip to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoAmericans rarely refer to the US as Americamessage-squaremessage-square66fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareAmericans rarely refer to the US as AmericaPossibly linux@lemmy.zip to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square66fedilinkfile-text
minus-square😈MedicPig🐷BabySaver😈@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoI use “the U.S.” or “States”. There’s more than one America.
minus-squareWildPalmTree@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-23 months agoBut not more States, united or not…?
minus-squarecaptainlezbian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoWell there are Estados Unitidos, but those are in Mexico
minus-square😈MedicPig🐷BabySaver😈@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoI’ve been lucky enough to travel a fair amount. If I say, “I’m from the States.”, people knew that meant the USA.
minus-squareWildPalmTree@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoThey will. They will also know if you say you are from America. My point was that one is no better than the other, from an accuracy point of view. Both have multiple meanings.
minus-squareroofuskit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoMexicans, Canadians, Brazilians… All from America.
minus-squareWildPalmTree@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoAgreed. And correct. We are not disagreeing. :)
minus-squareroofuskit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoDefinitely not, just adding information for readers.
minus-square😈MedicPig🐷BabySaver😈@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoYet, I’ve never encountered anyone else from around the globe that uses the term “the States” to indicate whichever country they’re from.
I use “the U.S.” or “States”.
There’s more than one America.
But not more States, united or not…?
Well there are Estados Unitidos, but those are in Mexico
I’ve been lucky enough to travel a fair amount. If I say, “I’m from the States.”, people knew that meant the USA.
They will. They will also know if you say you are from America. My point was that one is no better than the other, from an accuracy point of view. Both have multiple meanings.
Mexicans, Canadians, Brazilians… All from America.
Agreed. And correct. We are not disagreeing. :)
Definitely not, just adding information for readers.
Yet, I’ve never encountered anyone else from around the globe that uses the term “the States” to indicate whichever country they’re from.