Taz
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Why cat fights? I think most people are having an intelligent discussion. Save the shitfests for you threads telly 
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The whole problem comes down to there not being a name.
What name goes in the second line, describing their countries' inhabitants?
Canadians
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Mexicans
(some older people over here say 'Yanks')
There IS a name. Americans!
The only reason anybody refers to The United States of America as anything but America in casual conversation is not to offend people who get their panties in a bunch about the word.
Taz
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I agree with this, I was arguing they are called that because its in the name of their country, and like I said, most people can differentiate when the country is being spoken of as opposed to the entire continent.
ChickenGuy
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lol, I agree with you 100%, I was making the point for those others that quibble, when realistically there simply isn't an alternative word. U.S.ers? U.S.A.ians? United Statesians? United Staters?
EDIT:
Oh and I usually say South America, North America, and 'the Americas' for the whole. Plus Central America (if it's south of Mexico and north of Colombia) and 'the Caribbean' for all offshore islands.
P.S....
Note to Americans:
(i.e. Note to the inhabitants of the United States of America)
Car-rib-BEE-an.
Not Car-RIB-ean.
Taz
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lol, I agree with you 100%, I was making the point for those others that quibble, when realistically there simply isn't an alternative word. U.S.ers? U.S.A.ians? United Statesians? United Staters?
They call them Gringos here haha
Taz,
We've had the major premise conversation offline before.
I'm only piping in to tweak a fine point of your assertions:
The aggregate land mass is properly called "The Americas" - plural, not singular.
Canadians, United States of Americans, United States of Mexicans, Costa Ricans, Guatemalans, El Salvadorans, Panamanians, etc. live on the Continent of NORTH America, not "America"
Similarly, your Colombian compatriots, along with Ecuadorans, Bolivians, Venezuelans, Brasilians, Argentinians, Chileans, Peruvians, and the other countries south of the equator that I've inadvertently missed live on the Continent of SOUTH America, not "America".
As Ron Boy pointed out, there are Seven Continents, Two of which have "America" in their names, but they also have the qualifier "North" or "South".
It's not quite like Europe, Asia, Africa, Australian, or Antarctica where there is only One with that name.
And, the Colombians are certainly welcome to consider themselves Americans because they live in The Americas, but it is equally wrong for them to make the assertion that Canadians are Americans when the Canadians, themselves, decry that moniker.
They have a land mass greater than the United States, with a population a small fraction of the United States, and are frequently considered "a part" of the United States - they are fiercely proud of their CANADIAN heritage, dual language Frenchies notwithstanding (had to interject a little levity), and they Bleed Maple Syrup - a Canadian told me so.
So, anyone who lives in the Americas is welcome to consider themselves an American if they choose - as do those of us in the United States. Beyond that, those of us in North America are North American, and those in South America are South American. I don't know of anyone who takes umbrage at the North/South qualifier being added to American when defining the Major land mass they belong to.
We've had the major premise conversation offline before.
I'm only piping in to tweak a fine point of your assertions:
No, there are TWO Continents: North America and South America, with the Southern 1/3 of North America popularly called Central America.Taz said:
The aggregate land mass is properly called "The Americas" - plural, not singular.
Canadians, United States of Americans, United States of Mexicans, Costa Ricans, Guatemalans, El Salvadorans, Panamanians, etc. live on the Continent of NORTH America, not "America"
Similarly, your Colombian compatriots, along with Ecuadorans, Bolivians, Venezuelans, Brasilians, Argentinians, Chileans, Peruvians, and the other countries south of the equator that I've inadvertently missed live on the Continent of SOUTH America, not "America".
As Ron Boy pointed out, there are Seven Continents, Two of which have "America" in their names, but they also have the qualifier "North" or "South".
It's not quite like Europe, Asia, Africa, Australian, or Antarctica where there is only One with that name.
And, the Colombians are certainly welcome to consider themselves Americans because they live in The Americas, but it is equally wrong for them to make the assertion that Canadians are Americans when the Canadians, themselves, decry that moniker.
They have a land mass greater than the United States, with a population a small fraction of the United States, and are frequently considered "a part" of the United States - they are fiercely proud of their CANADIAN heritage, dual language Frenchies notwithstanding (had to interject a little levity), and they Bleed Maple Syrup - a Canadian told me so.
So, anyone who lives in the Americas is welcome to consider themselves an American if they choose - as do those of us in the United States. Beyond that, those of us in North America are North American, and those in South America are South American. I don't know of anyone who takes umbrage at the North/South qualifier being added to American when defining the Major land mass they belong to.
The_Reaper
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If you mean North America...
Well, Canada, and US. There is an argument to be made that Mexico belongs grouped in Central America, with places like Panama and so forth, and then you have South America.
Well, Canada, and US. There is an argument to be made that Mexico belongs grouped in Central America, with places like Panama and so forth, and then you have South America.
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I've been known to call the United States "America" but I generally don't.
I think of "America" as the one large region that stops going south at Tierra Del Fuego.
I will also say "America" to refer to the concepts attributed to the "general way of life, living standard, values, etc." of the United States. I most often use it as an adjective - American or un-American. There is no other common adjective which applies to the United States as a whole.
However, "Native American" to me, means original or indigenous peoples at least south through most of Central America, and I've been known to refer to Incans as "native Americans" etc.
In other words, one of those words I use with more than one definition...
I think of "America" as the one large region that stops going south at Tierra Del Fuego.
I will also say "America" to refer to the concepts attributed to the "general way of life, living standard, values, etc." of the United States. I most often use it as an adjective - American or un-American. There is no other common adjective which applies to the United States as a whole.
However, "Native American" to me, means original or indigenous peoples at least south through most of Central America, and I've been known to refer to Incans as "native Americans" etc.
In other words, one of those words I use with more than one definition...
I would agree that Native American would refer to Incans, Maya, and Canadian tribes as well. There was no America when they discovered the land.
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Are you serious. WTF is she talking about. Absolutely "Riddikulus"
In US Americans we don't have maps ..
Beachguyj
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I'm having an argument with a friend and I need as many responses as possible.
The question, Which countries are in America?
Don't cheat by reading other answers please
America is the US of A, So it's only 1 country
North and South America are continents, each have several countries.
The Americas is different from America.
Taz
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Sorry DQ but that is quite simply a matter of perspective, both terms are completely valid. And even if you were to only use the term Americas, it still leaves everyone on the landmass as an American.
The Canadians have a similar problem as The Colombians.
Colombians don't like people from the states being called american, becuase they consider themselves american too and dont want to be lumped together.
As with the Canadians, they are well aware that most people refer to the states as america as well, and they dont want to be associated with them.
Taz
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I'm off to bed, Thanks for participating guys. It's cool to understand the differing opinions, even if I don't agree with all of them
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you talking about the united states right?
xbuzzerx
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JayHawk
Rambunctiously Pugnacious
Thank you. I prefer Bloody yanks.
But I am proud to be an American.....
Others can jump onboard if they need further identity...
LilBit
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The whole problem comes down to there not being a name.
What name goes in the second line, describing their countries' inhabitants?
Canadians
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Mexicans
(some older people over here say 'Yanks')
Dammit, woman, I am NOT a Yank! I'm a Southrener!
When people around the world (even the citizens of the United States of America) hear the words 'America' or 'American', they think of only one country and its citizens. They do not think of me or my country. Only Americans seem to want to call me an American, too.
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