• Emma Liv
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      42 months ago

      Local naming conventions preclude the use of “American” to mean Canadian. “North American” would be acceptable.

      • @[email protected]OP
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        22 months ago

        But what if I want to refer to someone from anywhere.on the americas, north, middle or south?

        • Emma Liv
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          22 months ago

          At least here, it would be conventional to say North American, South American, or Central American.

            • Emma Liv
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              22 months ago

              You just said it. I’m merely desribing local naming conventions. call any Canadian “American” (in English) and you will get a puzzled reaction at best :)

              • @[email protected]OP
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                12 months ago

                You just said it.

                What exactly? I’m looking for an equivalent to europeans, africans, asians, europeans. Americans don’t get the special treatment of not being referred to in their entirety.

                • Emma Liv
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                  32 months ago

                  I don’t know what to tell you and I don’t know why you’re getting angry at me - I’m not prescribing language, I’m describing it and yes, I’m aware this differs in other languages and other parts of the world. The continental model we use has North and South America as separate continents, therefore you might as well ask me what to call Africans and Europeans together.

                  Anyhow, I’m not going to reply anymore since you’re being kinda annoying, sorry.

                  • @[email protected]OP
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                    12 months ago

                    I’m not getting angry, it’s a mixture of being confused and poking fun at confusing language stuff.

                • @[email protected]
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                  22 months ago

                  I’m looking for an equivalent to europeans, africans, asians, europeans

                  The equivalent would be North Americans or South Americans, as they are two seperate continents