Comment on How do you call someone born in the US besides "American"?

• valveman@lemmy.eco.br ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  So, basically every language has a specific word for US citizens, except english? LOL

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  • Zeth0s@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    Because in every language that is not English, America is the whole continent. What Americans call “America” is United States of America. We need a word for their citizens, that is not the name of the inhabitants of the whole continent

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