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minus-square-☂️-@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down2·edit-25 days agobecause calling them “american” implies the USA is the entire continent. i cant really call myself an american, even though i am. they stole the word to mean “them” like the rest of the continent doesnt matter. also in my country we call it “estadunidense”, which roughly translates to “usian”.
minus-squareRandomVideos@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 days agoAmerican is obviously a way worse name. I was suggesting using “someone from the USA”, but usian also makes sense considering the context
minus-square-☂️-@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 days agoyeah, i usually say “people from the us” but i miss having a single word for it, like “danish” or “chinese”
minus-squaredubyakay@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 days agoInteresting. In Canada we just refer to the country as US, but to its denizens as Americans.
because calling them “american” implies the USA is the entire continent. i cant really call myself an american, even though i am.
they stole the word to mean “them” like the rest of the continent doesnt matter.
also in my country we call it “estadunidense”, which roughly translates to “usian”.
American is obviously a way worse name. I was suggesting using “someone from the USA”, but usian also makes sense considering the context
yeah, i usually say “people from the us” but i miss having a single word for it, like “danish” or “chinese”
Interesting. In Canada we just refer to the country as US, but to its denizens as Americans.