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labeling issues
Jun. 12th, 2013 02:56 pmi was reading the comments on the comics at scandinavia and the world & a lot of people from other countries have problems with people from the U.S.A calling themselves americans. their argument is that america could also refer to any of north, central or south america.
well, the fault is not the common people's. in the media you hear references to "the average american." in political speeches you get the phrase "the american people." on world news tonight on the ABC network they have an occasional segment about stuff manufactured here called "made in america" not "made in the U.S.A."
and i'm not sure what the alternative should be. U.S.A-ian? U.S.A-er? U.S.A-ite? saying "i'm a citizen of the united states of america" sounds too grandiose. i suspose just a simple "i'm from the U.S/united states of america/U.S.A" is the best answer.
well, the fault is not the common people's. in the media you hear references to "the average american." in political speeches you get the phrase "the american people." on world news tonight on the ABC network they have an occasional segment about stuff manufactured here called "made in america" not "made in the U.S.A."
and i'm not sure what the alternative should be. U.S.A-ian? U.S.A-er? U.S.A-ite? saying "i'm a citizen of the united states of america" sounds too grandiose. i suspose just a simple "i'm from the U.S/united states of america/U.S.A" is the best answer.
