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"republic of Africa"? Africa is a continent that consists of at least 54 separate countries. It is like asking "Who is the president of Europe".
by snaix 11y ago
"republic of Africa"?
Africa is a continent that consists of at least 54 separate countries. It is like asking "Who is the president of Europe".
- thescrewdriver 11y agoThat's what my post was getting at, over-generalising about an entire continent...
- snaix 11y agoSorry, replied to the wrong thread. Was obviously meant for the parent thread :-/
- mhuffman 11y agoIt was a snippy comment. If you don't specify "South" Africa (which itself is a generalization), people can get jimmies rustled. It is like saying I live in America. People know exactly what you mean from context, but some will be pedantic about "America" including many countries in North and South America. If there were no context (not the situation with this post), then it could lead to confusion.
- Terretta 11y ago> Like saying I live in America Not exactly. The true size of Africa: http://static02.mediaite.com/geekosystem/uploads/2010/10/true-size-of-africa.jpg http://static02.mediaite.com/geekosystem/uploads/2010/10/tru...
- mhuffman 11y agoWell, I was comparing continents to continents and countries to countries, not the US to all of the African continent. How does your image look if you overlay the entire continent of the Americas over the continent of Africa?