Nothing. I’ve heard it used occasionally for decades.
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Coconut1233@lemmy.world 2 weeks agoGenuinely - as a non-American - what’s wrong with saying “US of A”?
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
AbsolutelyClawless@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
I meant to write “US and A” like the above comment pointed out 😄 But either way, if inserted out loud in while speaking a non-English language, it’s weird. Especially if people you talk to aren’t chronically online, lol. Imagine speaking German and then unironically saying “US and A” in English.
MrEff@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Because of our American exceptionalism we forgot we were a part OF the americas. So now we are THE USA. Hope that helps.