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