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

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

[–] sundray@lemmus.org 2 points 1 day ago
[–] davel@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] Kallestar@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 days 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 2 days 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 2 days ago

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

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

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

[–] svcg@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 days ago

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

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 days ago

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

[–] Soup@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days 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 2 days 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 2 days ago

How about US consumers?

[–] tisktisk@piefed.social 5 points 2 days ago

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