Possibly linux@lemmy.zip to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 hours agoAmericans rarely refer to the US as Americamessage-squaremessage-square62fedilinkarrow-up149arrow-down114file-text
arrow-up135arrow-down1message-squareAmericans rarely refer to the US as AmericaPossibly linux@lemmy.zip to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 hours agomessage-square62fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareWildPalmTree@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-28 hours agoBut not more States, united or not…?
minus-square😈MedicPig🐷BabySaver😈@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 hours 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-up1·6 hours 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-square😈MedicPig🐷BabySaver😈@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·53 minutes agoYet, I’ve never encountered anyone else from around the globe that uses the term “the States” to indicate whichever country they’re from.
minus-squareroofuskit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 hours agoMexicans, Canadians, Brazilians… All from America.
minus-squareWildPalmTree@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 hour agoAgreed. And correct. We are not disagreeing. :)
minus-squareroofuskit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·55 minutes agoDefinitely not, just adding information for readers.
But not more States, united or not…?
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.
Yet, I’ve never encountered anyone else from around the globe that uses the term “the States” to indicate whichever country they’re from.
Mexicans, Canadians, Brazilians… All from America.
Agreed. And correct. We are not disagreeing. :)
Definitely not, just adding information for readers.