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milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

So they should call them American Americans, or Americericans for short; like I talk about English English because calling it British English implies Scots talk the same way.

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Kase@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago
Lowkey solid answer

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JonEFive@midwest.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago
I’ve never had to differentiate before like I have in this conversation. I think I would say “US Americans” since it seems to adopt other languages calling us something like United Statesans without creating an odd word like Statesans.

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- milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago
  
  I think I would say “US Americans”
  
  And I will reply YOU Americans
  
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Rolando_Cueva@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago
Why not England’s English?

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Granixo@feddit.cl ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago
They could call themselves “States of America”

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- milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago
  Are you suggesting that “united states” implies something like the triple point of water?
  
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