The completely useless obvious advice thread

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@Yang_Gui_Zi

Correct me if I’m wrong, but weren’t you the one fighting against using “American(s)” to refer to people from the US of A because South America and what not?

He’s just against using it exclusively to refer to Usanians. (My view is on record.)

Usage of the word "America"

Great! Accuse a Breton of being a Briton. To make sure he understands, clarify that you’re accusing him of being British, not Britannic, Britonnic or Brythonic. See how it goes down. [Monty Python and the Holy Grail - The Insulting Frenchman] If there were an easy way to distinguish inhabitants of the so-called American continent from those of the USA, something like American vs. Amerigan (or Amerikan?), that would settle this silliness. Unfortunately, we’re stuck with t…