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I always thought it was a bit weird until I discovered people from the US are called "American" in other languages (e.g., German). I also think it's a little od
by nirvdrum 3y ago
I always thought it was a bit weird until I discovered people from the US are called "American" in other languages (e.g., German). I also think it's a little odd that we say US rather than USA, but other languages do that as well. I'm sure it's a chicken and egg situation, but changing the term now seems unlikely. I suppose the alternatives are just too much of a mouthful.
- ndsipa_pomu 3y agoIt makes more sense to me for other countries to not think about the specific countries/continents, but strikes me as odd for a Canadian to use American in that context (I don't mean it as a criticism, though). Similarly, I would understand a non-brit getting confused between the terms English and British, but I would be very surprised to see a Scot doing that. And yes, USian doesn't sound or look right.
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