> commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America Well I disagree. "Commonly known as" doesn't mean logically correct. For that matter ticks and p

> commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America Well I disagree. "Commonly known as" doesn't mean logically correct. For that matter ticks and pill bugs are commonly known as insects but they aren't. > Logical brevity is all that's about. US (2 syllables) is shorter than America (4 syllables) > No other nation on the planet has "America" in its name Well South Africa might have Africa in its name but it isn't known as "Africa". Being the largest country by size doesn't mean anything either, as Saudi Arabia has "Arabia" in its name but isn't known as "Arabia". "Arabia" also includes Yemen, Oman, the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, and Bahrain. > The people of the US are very commonly known as Americans I would argue that Canadians and Mexicans and Peruvians are also Americans, just like Egyptians and Nigerians and Ethiopians are all Africans. > not USians or United Statesians. Funny you say because in Spanish it is completely valid to say exactly that. https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-internacional-58389811 https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-internacional-58389811 "El ejército estadounidense ..." "Los últimos vuelos estadounidenses ..." https://www.wfla.com/tampa-hoy/mundo/algunos-estadounidenses-no-pueden-irse-cuando-las-ultimas-tropas-salen-de-afganistan-poniendo-fin-a-la-guerra-mas-larga-de-estados-unidos/ https://www.wfla.com/tampa-hoy/mundo/algunos-estadounidenses... "Algunos estadounidenses ..."