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    410 days ago

    This is offtopic, but is there any reason for using a word derived from USA instead of saying veterans from the USA? Usian sounds wrong

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      10 days ago

      because calling them “american” implies the USA is the entire continent. i cant really call myself an american, even though i am.

      they stole the word to mean “them” like the rest of the continent doesnt matter.

      also in my country we call it “estadunidense”, which roughly translates to “usian”.

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        310 days ago

        American is obviously a way worse name. I was suggesting using “someone from the USA”, but usian also makes sense considering the context

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          29 days ago

          yeah, i usually say “people from the us” but i miss having a single word for it, like “danish” or “chinese”