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Close. But it's not (re)named Lake Americas. Remember, there are two continents, North America and South America. It's not one continent; however, jointly the
by mc32 1mo ago
Close. But it's not (re)named Lake Americas. Remember, there are two continents, North America and South America. It's not one continent; however, jointly they can be called The Americas.
- beardyw 1mo agoRefering to the whole as America is a thing. Perhaps not in America (whatever that means). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americas
- mc32 1mo agoSure, and referring to the whole of the UK as England is also a thing. It’s confusing but people are people. Or as they say in some parts of “England” it’s queer as folk.
- beardyw 1mo agoIf you follow the link there are dictionary entries. It's not stupidity, it's completely reasonable. Amerigo Vespucci didn't name the USA, he named the entire continent. "Britain" is widely used to refer to the UK, but Great Britain is the physical land mass which excludes Northern Ireland, so there is rarely confusion.