Is it normal i hate when people say 'america'
America doesn't exist! What country is called America? All I know about is the United States Of America!
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NotFloydzie
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shade_ilmaendu
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RaNdOmPoPcOrN
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anti-hero
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Darkoil
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americanhoney
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dappled
Wow, look who is here! You're not going to believe this but I was only talking about you on the site a couple of days ago. Either your ears were burning or you just knew I missed you. :)
I'm glad you still pop up every now and again, #1 fan.
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americanhoney
Word to that, dappy. I do believe you, I saw that fucking post about nurses who swear in front of their patients and I thought, "Who the fuck cares if I say a few goddamn swears while I save your fucking life, you dickhead?" That OP is a puss-ay bitch, in my opinion.
Anyway. Missed your ass, too, dapps. Good to see you.Comment Hidden ( show )
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Captain_Kegstand
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Captain_Kegstand
I recognize the fact that it is technically incorrect, but it doesn't bother me much. I guess I pay no attention and just move on to the next topic.
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Angel_in_a_Glass_Dress
If you want to walk around saying the entire name all the time, you go right ahead.
However that can end up looking rather long-winded in my opinion...
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dappled
You have to be careful with that. People in my country might start debating the name we're often given. England, the UK, Great Britain, The British Islands, and The British Isles are five different things (none of them refer to the same area of land).
You never really hear us being picky about it, though. If we know what someone means, that's often good enough. We just have to be very specific in treaties (even moreso when we talk about overseas dependencies and the Commonwealth).
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anti-hero
If I am correct I think it goes like this (honestly a bit confusing) okay:
England = England
The UK = England, Scotland, Wales, Islands, Isles, and Northern Ireland
Great Britain = England, Scotland, Wales, Islands and Isles
I am sure I fucked something up, please correct me because I have always wanted to know.
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dappled
You did better than most people who live here. :)
Great Britain is England and Scotland. Wales isn't included because it's not a country but a principality. Out of niceness, though, Wales gets included, so Great Britain is the "big" island and nothing else.
The United Kingdom is the same but includes Northern Ireland.
The British Islands includes all the above plus the six thousand islands around our shores including places that have their own government and money (like the Isle of Man). They have plastic money, the oldest 'continuous' parliament in the world, and no speed limits. They also have my cousins, who were born Manx and are quite proud of it. It's pretty much modern-day Viking with a language that is a cross between Gaelic, Latin and Norse, but mainly Gaelic.
Finally, the British Isles includes the Republic of Ireland even though it's very definitely a different country.
We'll leave dependencies for another day. ;)
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wistfulmaiden
lol Im North American and I say America...most people know what it means.
Everybody is a lazy talker these days.Comment Hidden ( show ) -
Francophile22
Used to be that way but just go to Europe or Canada and all you hear is "The States" or "America". once I even said to a Canadian: "You're in America too" and he said: "No, You're in America; I'm in Canada."
Times Change.
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Allistalla
America is not a big deal . Anyone from south America says they are south amrican anyone from the centrel america say that why cant the rest of poeple just be america ? why the hell are you being so damn picky ?
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nAt2017
Oh, chill out. If my name were nine syllables long, I'd want to shorten it to four. You know what they're talking about.
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D-Fib
I say the usually say "the US" coz anything with "America" sounds patriotic and I'm not American.
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howaminotmyself
I don't really give it much thought. It's a term that means different things to different people. In context, I can usually tell what someone means by using the word.
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bigtoy
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BlackDays
No big deal. There's also central America and south America. I wont cry about it
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NoraBaker
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anti-hero
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Allistalla
I agree how stupid do you have to be . Just becuase we shortened a name means we dont exsist glad America is so much smarter than you retard .
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Avant-Garde
I hate saying too! Which is one of the reasons I refuse to capitalise the name!
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