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SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 5 hours agoThe whole world used that term, since the other countries are covered by other terms, or other encompassing terms like I explained already.
Comment on That's how the world works.
SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 5 hours agoThe whole world used that term, since the other countries are covered by other terms, or other encompassing terms like I explained already.
ObtuseDoorFrame@lemmy.zip 5 hours ago
When someone says American, it’s ambiguous what they actually mean. I assume they mean resident of the USA because it’s the norm, but technically you could be talk about a Canadian or a Brazilian. Language should be precise. I think that’s why I see so many people using the term USian on Lemmy.
Just because the whole world uses the term doesn’t mean it isn’t harmful.
StillAlive@piefed.world 2 hours ago
2 minutes later:
Is it an ambiguous term or the whole world uses it?
SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
No, that would be a North American or Canadian. You always covered this yourself.
Give your head a shake and get lost.
ObtuseDoorFrame@lemmy.zip 5 hours ago
Asshole.
PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
Hey bud. I’m Canadian. I’m Canadian and North American. If anyone ever called me an ‘American’ I’d punch them in the throat. The last thing I ever want to be compared to is your dogbowl of a country.
plantfanatic@sh.itjust.works 5 hours ago
I’ve never seen that term before.
PhoenixDog@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
No one has. I live in Canada. If anyone called me ‘American’ I’d take compete offence to the word. If they called me North American, I’d nod.
OP is an idiot.
piranhaconda@mander.xyz 4 hours ago
I’ve only ever seen it used on lemmy. I don’t like it. Mostly because I don’t know how to pronounce it.