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trucane
United States553 Posts
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ssg
United States1774 Posts
On October 14 2011 03:01 iLikeRain wrote: To all the smartasses out there, quoted from Wikipedia: "The Americas, or America (Spanish: América, Portuguese: América, French: Amérique, Quechua: Amirika, Guaraní: Amérika, Aymara: Amërika, Nahuatl: Ixachitlan, Dutch: Amerika), are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World." So saying someone is American when they're from any part of the landmass known as America is correct. Whether or not you approve of it is different. It's a cultural thing, obviously. Canadians want to be called Canadian. They know American infers someone from the USA. It cannot be that hard to understand. | ||
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Grettin
42381 Posts
On October 14 2011 03:03 Fighter wrote: Are we not getting the option to change the stream quality? There will be an option soonish i'd say. Just a couple minutes ago i was able to change the quality. | ||
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redloser
Korea (South)1738 Posts
ouch. ugh why are they havin a regame? i thought it were only the casters who got dced | ||
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Lorizean
Germany1330 Posts
On October 14 2011 03:01 Canucklehead wrote: Yes it's wrong. Tell me some words that are culturally relevant to germany and I'll misuse them because I'm not german. Is that wrong? Look, "American" is a word used in several languages. Nobody is misusing the word deliberately, in some parts of the worlds you are just taught that way. So all uses are correct by my count, as the people grew up using them differently. Also On October 14 2011 03:01 iLikeRain wrote: To all the smartasses out there, quoted from Wikipedia: "The Americas, or America (Spanish: América, Portuguese: América, French: Amérique, Quechua: Amirika, Guaraní: Amérika, Aymara: Amërika, Nahuatl: Ixachitlan, Dutch: Amerika), are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World." So saying someone is American when they're from any part of the landmass known as America is correct. Whether or not you approve of it is different. | ||
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Ansalem
564 Posts
On October 14 2011 02:59 CutthroatCollapse wrote: America is more like North America + South America dude This comes up a lot from Europeans a lot but generally in NA in English NA+SA is referred to as "the Americas." America generally means USA. American means from USA. South American or North American if you want to refer to someone/thing as from a continent. If you call a Canadian an American you may upset them as you are implying they are from the United States. | ||
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Urbz
Netherlands456 Posts
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Dodgin
Canada39254 Posts
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CutthroatCollapse
Germany309 Posts
On October 14 2011 03:01 Telcontar wrote: It's easier to distinguish if you use the plural form Americas to indicate North+South America. Most people use America to signify the USA. fair enough. However, what most people "use to signify" something and what the actual definition is, are two different things. you are probably still right thou that "Americas" would the official term to refer to North- and South America. | ||
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YourMom
Romania565 Posts
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redloser
Korea (South)1738 Posts
oh only 7... a lot, but not too many compared to hellions lost | ||
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Tantaburs
Canada1825 Posts
On October 14 2011 03:03 trucane wrote: Well americans like to call us europeans no matter what country we are from so it's only fair that anyone living on the american continent are to be called american by us europeans it's fair to call us North Americans as we live on the continant of North America or do europeans consider North and South America on continent? | ||
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Tarotis
Germany1931 Posts
On October 14 2011 03:05 Urbz wrote: the wiki says this though; Strelok 1 - 1 DongRaeGu The wiki is not perfect?  | ||
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Ropid
Germany3557 Posts
On October 14 2011 03:01 Canucklehead wrote: Yes it's wrong. Tell me some words that are culturally relevant to germany and I'll misuse them because I'm not german. Is that wrong? I guess Lorizean is just trolling. In Germany, American ("Amerikaner") is used to mean US citizen, just like you explained it for where you are from. I bet it is the same for the Netherlands, where Rotterdam is from. | ||
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CryMeAReaper
Denmark1135 Posts
On October 14 2011 03:03 ssg wrote: It's a cultural thing, obviously. Canadians want to be called Canadian. They know American infers someone from the USA. It cannot be that hard to understand. Yeah I get that. However it's not like americans call (for example) me scandinavian or someone from Ukraine east-european, we're simply "european", and we're ok with that cus we understand it's easier/we ¨just dont care, so while I get what youre saying I cant see it being that big of a thing. | ||
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GeorgeForeman
United States1746 Posts
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Soma.bokforlag
Sweden448 Posts
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Lorizean
Germany1330 Posts
On October 14 2011 03:06 Tantaburs wrote: or do europeans consider North and South America on continent? Yep. Somebody else posted the differing "continent" definitions on wikipedia. | ||
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Wren
United States745 Posts
On October 14 2011 03:05 Urbz wrote: the wiki says this though; Strelok 1 - 1 DongRaeGu that's what was posted in this thread. | ||
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JohnnyBlaze420
Australia814 Posts
On October 14 2011 03:03 trucane wrote: Well americans like to call us europeans no matter what country we are from so it's only fair that anyone living on the american continent are to be called american by us europeans man are u serious? you sound like a whiney little kid... Its pretty much understood that when u say american u mean from the united states not from canada or mexico. | ||
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