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zero_k 22 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: America underestimates the difficulty of bringing ...

America is not a country, it's a continent. I know, Canada will be a province, and soon Panama of course, but in the meanwhile, it's a continent, not a country.

phendrenad2 21 days ago | [–]

If you search a dictionary for "America", the first result will likely be "The United States of America".

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/america

It doesn't make you wrong, but you're also not right.

codedokode 21 days ago | [–]

But famous American themselves call their country "America".

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