America is a continent but USA people refer to America as their Country, Why does this happens?
2006-12-19 12:55:02 · 5 answers · asked by oposites2 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
It's historical. Before the USA was the USA it was the 13 british colonies. It was actually the British who started refering to them as "Americans"...it just stuck. The USA was the first independent nation in the North or South America...so the term "Americans" just became more usefull and sounds better than "United Statesmen".
2006-12-19 13:01:41 · answer #1 · answered by tata_bigs 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, America is not A continent it is two: North America and South America
The United States of America is a country and people use two short forms of this name. United States is one and America is the other.
2006-12-19 13:05:32 · answer #2 · answered by tonkatruk_2001 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm from the U.S.A., and I can't even tell you why we do that. My best guess is that it's short for "United States of America". It's easy to say "I'm an American." What else could we call ourselves? "I'm a United States of American?" It just doesn't sound right. Anyway, that's my best guess as to why we do that.
--If someone asks me what COUNTRY I'm from, I'll say "The U.S.A." or "The United States." I don't say "America." Most Americans I know don't. Most of them I know will say "The U.S.A." or "The United States."
2006-12-19 13:01:09 · answer #3 · answered by Jess H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why are illegal immigrants infiltrating our country? Our whole lives are enigmas.
2006-12-19 13:26:06 · answer #4 · answered by girl_pink 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dunno I just say the States....
2006-12-19 13:02:34 · answer #5 · answered by Cindy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋