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Canadian here. It's simply because "The United States of America" is a mouthful so everyone either uses the last word "America" or shorten it to "USA". "US" c
by Raphmedia 8y ago
Canadian here.
It's simply because "The United States of America" is a mouthful so everyone either uses the last word "America" or shorten it to "USA".
"US" can sometimes be confusing because then you are not sure if people are saying "us" the object pronoun or "us" the country", so "USA" it is.
- ubernostrum 8y agoAlso, there's more than one "United States" on the North American continent (check out the official name of Mexico).
- Raphmedia 8y agoGood point.