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This is an English vs. Spanish issue. When talking in Spanish, one shouldn't use America to discuss just the USA. But in English, you'd confuse the shit out o
by rhino369 5y ago
This is an English vs. Spanish issue. When talking in Spanish, one shouldn't use America to discuss just the USA.
But in English, you'd confuse the shit out of your audience if you said, "I went to America on vacation, Santiago is a cool city."
Similarly, in the English world, North and South America are considered two continents. Being the same landmass isn't the definition of continent--otherwise Europe, Asia, and Africa should be a single continent.
- cassianoleal 5y ago> This is an English vs. Spanish issue. It is absolutely not. > But in English, you'd confuse the shit out of your audience if you said, "I went to America on vacation, Santiago is a cool city." Perhaps. That said, most people in the UK tend to take a second or two to realise what I mean, which seems like a soft signal that they know I'm not wrong despite the fact that my usage of the term might not be the most common one (if you follow the rest of the thread you'll find that I provided Wikipedia and dictionary proof). > Being the same landmass isn't the definition of continent I never said it is.