Do you buy a product that was made in your country or made by a company that is from your country?

[Nautilus]

mutantsushi said:

 

Nautilus said:

I know it is.After all, it is called The Americas for a reason.But my point still stands, since the names are similar enough.

"Similar enough"?  Oh, so you want to play language nazi, but can't handle it when it's throw back at you?  Pathetic.
Fact is there is no confusion in language here besides your own, when you can't distinguish between
meanings relevant to plural or singular usage of "America" which are clear and well established.

Nautilus said:

Furthermore, the example you gave about Germany is rather weak, since that can be implied to many countries."Spain" despite the Americas being mostly compromised of spanish speaking countries,"Portugal" despite other portuguese "tribes" existing worldwide.And the same applies with english.The point is that "United States" is part of the formal and informal name of the country, while for many countries it isnt so, including Mexico.So it would be as specific as using america, which is also the same name of the continents, in my personal opinion.

German tribes pre-existed modern state of Germany which is actually Prussia.
German has an anthropological meaning wholly independent of and pre-existing nation states (including colonial subsidiaries/remnants)
I don't know what to say when I specifically tell you the official name of Mexico DOES include phrase "United States" (Estados Unidos in Spanish).
And yes, the name of the USA is certainly imperious and presumptious (just as Germany is),
but "American" as national identifier is not CONFUSING, because no other country name conflicts with that usage.

You do have to understand that the reason people in Latin American countries sometimes avoid using term American re: USA,
is not to avoid confusion, but as essentially POLITICAL stance against imperious presumptiousness of USA.
Of course, their preference for "Estadounidense" (~US-ian) is vague and confusing given the formal name of Mexico.

In fact, people all over the world, in English and other languages, use "American" as national identifier relevant to the "USA".
That is the usage of the language, sorry to say.
And I'm saying this fully aware of contexts where "American" IS appropriate in reference to many peoples, nations of Western Hemisphere.

Fun Fact:
India is both a country and a continent (which also includes Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and parts of Myanmar/Burma
Are you going to insist that saying "I am from India" is a confusing statement that should be forbidden?
That would have more rationale, given there isn't multiple continents which introduce plural/singular distinction.

EDIT: You're more than welcome to use "US" or "USA" in preference to "American" yourself, but drop the language-nazi mandates on others, please.

Its funny.You bash me about twisting the argument of America and Americas, but you then go on to just twist or outright lie about your own arguments.India is NOT a continent, it is a sub-continent.Or if you prefer, a region of Asia.And it is called the Indian subcontinent, not India, making your whole point about that null.And how the hell do you know people in another languages refer to the US as America?Do you per any chance speak every language in the world?Dutch,German,japanese?Just for reference, I found this page in which at least one person dosent call US America, so not every person does that:(not to mention that he goes on to say that the term is confusing to him, further proving my point that not everyone uses it or even finds it the most appropriate)

https://www.quora.com/Do-U-S-citizens-refer-to-their-country-as-America

And yes sure, Germany was a kind of "United States" until the end of the 19th century if Im not mistaken, with each state having its own prince that would rule over the state, but still having to answer to an Emperor.Argentina full name is Argentine Republic.Panama full name is Republic of Panama.But what about it?Whats the point?I dont understand why are you trying to make all this a political issue, when there was none to begin with.USA is also casually referenced as United States too, but Mexico is not.Thats all there is to it.

The point is, I personally find the use of the term US more appropriate on this discussion, since it not a US-centric discussion, and thus envolves people from the other countries.I stated an opinion, but I was not forcing people to use it.That is just an opinion, something some people seem hard to understand.But now, if you only can see conpiracy theorists about "language-nazi mandates"(what the hell is that?)which you think Im trying to do here, then Im sorry, but I cant do nothing to convince you of otherwise.