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This. I’ve gotten some pushback on it, but I believe the US shouldn’t own the term “American”. I say that as a US American.
So... USian?
I hate this argument. The term America has been used to refer to the US for so long now that it's colloquially the same.
The term "USian" is just as bad as "American" if you really give a fuck about the names of countries because the USA is not the only "United States" they could be part of either. If you're gonna try to find a word that is instantly recognizable as "citizen of the United States of America" why not just use the one that literally billions of people already use every day?
Could be wrong, but I think that might only be true for English.
In Spanish, American (the demonym) translates to "estadounidense" and in French there's "étasunien" that basically translate to "USian". While some get offended, it's more accurate and avoids the automatic imperialism.
What is the official name of Mexico?
Meh hee koh.
So are you being intentionally obtuse or just can't be bothered to debate in good faith?