• @Cryophilia
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    11 year ago

    I dunno what Spanish speaking country you’re from, but every Spanish speaker I’ve ever known has used “America” to casually refer to the USA.

    • @[email protected]
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      21 year ago

      Soy de México y le dicen Estados Unidos en todo latino América

      Here’s a meme from a chilean cartoonist:

      You can also check the Wikipedia page under the section “Number”

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continent

      The six-continent combined-America model is taught in Greece and many Romance-speaking countries—including Latin America.[34][42]

      • @Cryophilia
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        -11 year ago

        Have you really ever heard someone from Jalisco or whatever refer to themselves as “American”?

          • @Cryophilia
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            11 year ago

            What? No I mean in casual conversation. Not a technical definition, I’m talking about how people casually refer to themselves.