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Originally posted by Yorick:
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Originally posted by Timber Loftis:
The use of "American" and "America" rankles quite a few folks from other countries, judging by my overseas encounters. Some feel this is, again, a show of American arrogance. "What, you think you're the only country in America?"
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'America' is a country.
'North America' is a continent.
'South America' is another continent.
There is no continent of America.
Unless we'd like to call Europe, Asia and Africa all one continent (instead of landmass) simply because they are linked by a bridge over a canal. 
However, what are Europeans (Romanians, Magyars, Norwegians) supposed to do, when they are confused with Europeans (Members of the European Union).
THAT is a recipe for confusion. Especially if the name "The United States of Europe" get's passed. 
[/QUOTE]Sigh! Must we all get so technical. There is no such thing as the country of America. It is the USA or United States of America, America actually includes all of the new world both south and north. Now we english people use America for short instead of the USA because well we are, well just plain lazy when it comes to languages. We try a shorten everything that is why we have such a slew of words. We also use Americans when refering to the people of the USA because we would sound pretty foolish with United States of Americans, when refering to people. Sigh! We often refer to people for Asia as Asians, but if you say Americans we generally are refering to people of the US but in truth it really refers to all people on this side. Sigh! Why must everything always be so complicated?
Speaking of hatred did any one catch Pat Buchanans comments. It seems some Americans have some hatred of their own.
These are some of his past comments:
1. "Canada is a whining country that has been freeloading off the U.S. defence budget for decades."
2. "For most Americans, Canada is sort of like a case of latent arthritis. We really don't think about it, unless it acts up"
3. Canada is a "Soviet Canuckistan"
You know this guy really makes me laugh, the sad part is he is serious in his beliefs and isn't joking. Oh Well! He just made himself the blunt of jokes for alot of canadian late night comedy shows yet again.
[ 11-01-2002, 05:28 PM: Message edited by: pritchke ]