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Other such examples include confusing Monte Carlo for Monaco and saying Bohemia when talking about Czechia. During the cold war, the word Russia often got to st
by kqr 9mo ago
Other such examples include confusing Monte Carlo for Monaco and saying Bohemia when talking about Czechia. During the cold war, the word Russia often got to stand in for the entirety of the Soviet Union.
- madcaptenor 9mo agoEngland still stands in for the UK sometimes.
- bryanrasmussen 9mo agoExample from In The Loop (nsfw language) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvr7rFzarYs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvr7rFzarYs
- FarmerPotato 9mo agoAnd then there's the opposite: using America for the USA. As an "American" I always found this weird, because Canada and Mexico and how about South America... Then there's Sp. norteamericano used in Mexico as if Mexico were not on the North America continent. Names have familiar uses, besides the technical.