America is a continent, not a country
America is a continent, not a country
Posted Aug 15, 2024 8:49 UTC (Thu) by NAR (subscriber, #1313)In reply to: America is a continent, not a country by tekNico
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I don't understand the "cultural appropriation" thing, but in natural languages it's common that a word has multiple meanings and it's also common that words are not precise. For example in my native language "pesti" usually refers to something or somebody from or related to Budapest even though technically Pest is only one part of the city. The word "American" has also two meanings and one of its meaning might be considered imprecise. However, I don't think it's confusing it because almost always relates to the USA. If not, "American continent" or something like that is used. Trying to invent a Newspeak work for a supposed confusion just creates more confusion.
