It is a conundrum created by the name of the country. United
Statesians? Columbians would just create confusion. Even Mexicans
refer to us as norteamericanos and that does not include Canada. So I
don't know where that leaves the Mexicans.
Anyone who claimed the name Vespuccian would be labeled a Communist
and packed off to Guantanamo for subversion.
Winsor
Long Beach, CA
USA
On Jan 22, 2008, at 1:34 PM, Andrew Fildes wrote:
>
> Is it a nationality? I would have thought that 'American' should
> apply to anyone from the Americas, north or south. How exactly did
> you guys get to appropriate the general term for yourselves
> specifically? Seems a tad arrogant to me to assume that your the only
> denizens of the continents worthy of the title.
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