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[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago (4 children)
[–] TOModera@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] sundray@lemmus.org 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] jenesaisquoi@feddit.org 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes, but one of them has an actual name so no one has to call it that

[–] sundray@lemmus.org 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Very true. Posted this one out of respect for my cousins who correct me when I use United States to refer to the USA.

[–] jenesaisquoi@feddit.org 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Then again, they probably use estadounidense as demonym for the USA, right?

[–] sundray@lemmus.org 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] jenesaisquoi@feddit.org 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Ask them about it, if possible, please. I'd love to hear about their reaction

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Also, Dude, American is not the preferred nomenclature. USian, please.

[–] Kallestar@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Jeez, Davel, I'm not talking about the guys who expelled the fucking British empire from their tyrannical petite bourgeoisie slave kingdom here.

[–] VirgilMastercard@reddthat.com 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Sounds like a term created by those people who get weirdly upset at Americans being called Americans because "America is 2 continents so technically everyone from North and South America is American"

[–] Jimmycakes@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

Can't blame them who the fuck would want to get associated with USians

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Achyu@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Shouldn't the term be USAian?
Would have issues when expanded, but someone above mentioned that Mexico is United Mexican States

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

I prefer usonian myself, but there's no official name shorter than "citizens of the US".

[–] svcg@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 year ago

Yew-ess-ay-ian doesn't flow like yew-ess-ian.

[–] Soup@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yea, because it is weird, you dolt. It’s literally just because it’s easier to say that it stuck, but it’s flatly useless. The country’s name is stupid, hard to deal with, and pretty much only the reality on the surface…much like the country itself.

I just say “US citizens”. It would probably be more accurate to say “citizens of the USA” buy my fucking god they aren’t worth that kind of effort.

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don’t usually say “US citizens” because I don’t usually mean only residents with citizenship.

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

How about US consumers?

[–] tisktisk@piefed.social 5 points 1 year ago

I also was hoping it was different from USAian. Needs more 'Merica